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Barrow, ring-barrow
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On low-lying scrubby and wet pasture, cut by land drains and watercourses. Ring-barrow (LI023-255----) lies 10m to SE. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a circular-shaped cropmark by the Bruff aerial photographic survey (Bruff 24601: AP 4/3689). Monument is not visible on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-2013 or on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage 28/06/2018 and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 24601. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 31 August 2020
A Neolithic ring-barrow; significant as an early funerary monument indicating burial practices in the region.

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