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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow

What is recorded here

On a hilltop in hilly marshy pasture with clear views. Hachured on the 1840 OS 6-inch map; not depicted on the 1916 ed. OS 6-inch map. A ring-barrow (22m E-W; 21.5m N-S) comprising a central mound (13m E-W; 13.9m N-S; H c. 2m) with a slight dip at its centre (2.5m E-W; 3.75m N-S), encircled by a berm which is widest at the W (Wth 5m) narrowing towards the E (Wth 1.5m). The mound is composed of earth with only occasional stones visible. The berm is covered in rushes, while the mound is free of excess vegetation. A bowl-barrow (CL015-026----) lies on another hilltop c. 360m to the NW. The following image has been uploaded: CL015-029----_01.jpg View of barrow from SE Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell Date of upload: 3 July 2023
A Neolithic ring-barrow; significant as a rare surviving example of early funerary monument construction in the region.

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What survives
Recorded monument

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