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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow

What is recorded here

On low-lying, wet pasture, which is cut by land drains and watercourses. Within a large complex of ring-barrows and conjoined to ring-barrow (LI023-225010-) at SW. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a small circular-shaped cropmark by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 15611: AP 4/3665). Monument is visible as an oval-shaped earthwork (6.5m NW-SE; 5.5m NE-SW) on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 25/03/2017. See attached Google Earth orthoimage 25/03/2017 and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 15611. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 10 September 2020
A Bronze Age ring-barrow, likely part of a burial complex; its conjoined position suggests communal or familial burial practices.

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