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Barrow

Barrow, mound barrow

What is recorded here

On the summit of a NNW-SSE esker ridge. Circular grass-covered mound (diam. 5.9m WNW-ESE; 5.6m NNE-SSW; H 0.1-0.3m) surrounded by a berm (Wth 1-2.3m) defined by the edges of the esker NNW-E and SSW-W, a low scarp (H 0.3m) E-SSW, and a scarp down to the mound (H 0.4m) W-NNW where the esker ridge is higher. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Mound barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its location on an esker ridge suggests ritual or funerary significance, common in prehistoric burial practices of the period.

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