What is recorded here
On top of a broad E-W ridge. Circular grass and scrub-covered but poached platform (diam. 15.2m N-S; 15m E-W), which is slightly domed, defined by a scarp (H 0.7m at S to 1.05m at W), and an outer fosse (Wth of base 3.2m; D 0.2m) W-NW. It is bisected by an E-W field bank and drain. Barrow (RO016-059----) is c. 140m to the W, and rath (RO016-061----) is c. 120m to the E.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its construction reflects typical burial practices of the period in Atlantic Europe, with a surrounding fosse indicating a significant ceremonial or social function.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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