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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow

What is recorded here

At the bottom of a broad NW-SE valley. Circular overgrown platform (diam. 7m) defined by a fosse (at NE: Wth of top 5m; Wth of base 2.2m; int. D 1.05m; ext. D 1.3m) separated by a bank (at NE: Wth of top 0.9m; Wth of base 5.1m; ext. H 1.35m) from an outer fosse (at NE: Wth of top 7m; Wth of base 3.3m; ext. D 0.75m) and second outer bank (at NE: Wth of top 1.2m; Wth of base 3.7m; ext. H 0.35m). The entire monument is completely overgrown (max. ext. diam. c. 39m). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its construction and positioning suggest a ceremonial or funerary function, typical of burial monuments in this period.

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