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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow

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. 17m to the E. Ditch barrows (TS066-190001- and TS066-190002-) are located c. 14m to the SE and c. 12m to the E respectively. A circular area (dims. 3.9m N-S; 3.75m E-W) defined by a fosse (Wth 1.6m; D 0.13m). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 9 September 2014
A ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age; its presence indicates prehistoric burial practices in the Shronell area. The site contributes to understanding local funerary traditions and landscape use during the Bronze Age.

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