What is recorded here
In improved pasture, on a gentle S-facing slope, overlooking an old, rushy flood plain, c. 4m to SSW. A low, circular mound (dims. 3.85m NNE-SSW; 4m WNW-ESE) defined by scarp (Wth 1.35m; H 0.25m) and slight traces of an outer fosse in places. The interior has a shallow depression within. Monument identified during fieldwork in 2009.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
A Neolithic embanked barrow; its low, circular mound and surrounding scarp suggest a funerary or ceremonial function typical of early prehistoric burial practices in the region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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