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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow
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In low-lying and gently undulating pasture, 100m W of Ahnavar stream. Situated within the area of a field system (LI023-289----) and 165m to ENE of an enclosure (LI023-041----). Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as an oval-shaped cropmark by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 269.01: AP 4/3711). Monument is visible as an oval-shaped cropmark (36.5m NW-SE; 34m NE-SW) on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012. Also visible on Digital Globe orthophoto taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage 28/06/2018, Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 269.01, McCloud aerial image (AB3, Site 116) and ASIAP taken 23/08/2000. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 14 September 2020
A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age, associated with burial practices in lowland agricultural settings. Its location within a field system suggests a broader ritual or territorial landscape.

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