What is recorded here
On a gentle W-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered, slightly domed mound (dims of top 9.6m E-W; 8.4m N-S; dims of base 13.5m E-W; 12.4m N-S; H 0.1-0.2m) defined by a shallow fosse (Wth of top 5.6-7.6m; Wth of base 1.4-2.7m; D 0.05-0.15m) and an outer bank (Wth 3.2-5.3m; H 0.05m). There is no identifiable entrance (max. ext. dims 28m E-W; 24.5m N-S).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
A Neolithic ring-barrow; significant as a rare surviving example of early funerary monument construction in the region.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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