What is recorded here
Situated on poorly drained lands of Sonna Demesne with enclosure (WM018-160----) 30m to NNW. Small circular-shaped earthwork (approx. diam. 15m NNW-SSE) defined by a ditch and bisected by a post-1700 ditch is visible on Digital Globe aerial photography. Not depicted on any edition of the OS maps.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 11 February 2019
A ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its presence indicates early ceremonial or funerary activity in the Sonna Demesne area.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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