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Barrow

Barrow, mound barrow

What is recorded here

In grassland, on a S-facing slope of rising ground in upland region with good views in all directions except to N. Nearby enclosure (TS054-026----) 250m to the E. Low poorly defined mound (approx. diam. 21m N-S; 13m E-W; H 0.3m) with small quarry hole (diam. 5m; D 0.8m) in centre of mound. Mound best preserved on W side. Not indicated on first (1840) ed.OS 6-inch map may have something to do with nearby coal mining or may have been a ring-barrow which has been quarried into. Field has been reclaimed with new grass sown and monument may have been degraded during this reclamation work. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
A Bronze Age mound barrow; its location suggests a ceremonial or funerary function within a broader prehistoric landscape.

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