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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow

What is recorded here

In gently undulating wet pasture. One of a cluster of 5 barrows. Ring-barrows (TS065-009001-; TS065-009002-; TS065-009003) are located c. 70m to the SE, c. 80m to the SE and 15m to the ENE respectively and a ditch barrow (TS065-009005-) is located c. 50m to the SW. Identified during field inspection. Circular area (diam. 4m) enclosed by a shallow fosse (Wth at base 0.5m; overall Wth 1.2m; D 0.05m). The interior is level and clear of overgrowth. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 12 May 2014
A Neolithic ring-barrow, c. 2500–2000 BCE, part of a small barrow group. Its location with other barrows suggests a ceremonial or burial landscape associated with early farming communities.

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