What is recorded here
In improved, very undulating pasture where the land has been drained and ther is evidence of former water channels. Identified during field survey by Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly (2 February 2009). A farm trackway is depicted on the 2nd (1906) ed. OS 6-inch map c. 10m to the E. A ditch barrow (TS066-190002-) is located c. 14m to the SSE. A circular area (diam. 8m) defined by a fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.15m) N-SW and presumed fosse waterlogged from SW-W-N. The interior has been making the ground uneven.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of revised upload: 9 September 2014
A ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age; its presence indicates early ritual or funerary activity in the Shronell area.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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