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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow

What is recorded here

In reclaimed pasture. An enclosure (LI024-324----) lies 175m to NW and a ring-barrow (LI024-124----) lies 240m to ESE. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Monument identified as a circular-shaped earthwork by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 74: AP 4/3680). Earthwork visible as an oval-shaped area (approx. dims. 37m WNW-ESE; 33m NNE-SSW) defined by a distinct fosse, on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 18/11/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage and Bruff aerial survey image Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 23 July 2020
A Neolithic ring-barrow; part of a broader funerary landscape in the region. Its association with other nearby barrows suggests communal burial practices and ritual significance during the Neolithic period.

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