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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow

What is recorded here

In undulating pasture on N-facing slope c. 140m SE of a stream, overlooked by high ground to SW and SE, with clear views to the N. Hachured on the 1840 and 1916 eds. OS 6-inch maps. A circular ring-barrow (diam. 15.5m) defined by a low earth and stone bank (Wth 1-2m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.1-2.5m). The monument slopes slightly to the N and its outer edge becomes indistinct at NW. The interior (diam. 7m) is under grass with no legible features. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell Date of upload: 26 September 2022
A Neolithic ring-barrow; significant as a rare and well-preserved circular burial monument of the early to middle Neolithic period.

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Recorded monument

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