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Barrow

Barrow, pond barrow
Barrow
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In pasture, a ringfort (LI041-013011-) lies 15m to the NE and standing stone (LI041-013009-) lies 45m to the SW. Not depicted on the OSi historic maps. Earthwork described as a 'hollow' by Westropp (1919, 14) as located ‘56 feet [17m] to the SW’ of a ringfort (LI041-013011-) which consisted of ‘a regular shallow, oval hollow, 3 feet [0.9m] deep and 18 feet [5.4m] to 25 feet [7.6m] across.’ Monument visible as a sunken circular-shaped area on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-12 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 11/18/2018. See attached plan taken from Westropp (1916-19), and Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 28 July 2021 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – 318/16 taken on 05/10/2002. 343/20 on 05/01/2003.
Pond barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its association with a ringfort and standing stone suggests a ritual or funerary landscape of local significance.

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