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Barrow

Barrow, mound barrow

What is recorded here

On top of an E-W ridge. Circular, round-topped and grass-covered earthen mound (diam. 5-5.5m; H 0.5-0.95m). Ring-barrow (RO006-135001-) is c. 10m to the ESE. These monuments are particularly visible on Google Earth (18/03/2015). Archaeological testing (15E0105) c. 20m to the W produced no related material (Quinn 2015). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 2 April 2019 Amended: 5 February 2020
Round barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age (c. 2000–1500 BCE). Its location on a prominent ridge suggests it may have had a ceremonial or territorial significance in the landscape.

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Recorded monument

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