What is recorded here
Marked only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and situated on a rise in an undulating landscape at the N angle of a large rectangular field. Oval round-topped and grass-covered mound (dims of base 7m N-S; 5.5m E-W; H 0.9m at N to 1.1m at S) of earth and stone with intermittently visible kerbstones at its base. The perimeter is partially quarried at NE and E, and it may be a collection of field stones.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revised upload: 5 June 2015
Mound barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its survival on a prominent landscape feature indicates its potential role in prehistoric funerary or ceremonial practices.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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