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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow

What is recorded here

In low-lying wet pasture with ring-barrows (TS 065-006001-; TS 065-006003-) located c. 30m to the WSW and c. 110m to the SE respectively. Circular area (diam. 4m) enclosed by a slight scarped edge (Wth 1m; H 0.1m) with a shallow fosse (Wth at base 0.8m: D 0.05m) and a low broad external earthen bank (overall Wth 4m; Wth at top 1.5m; ext H 0.1m). The interior is level and clear of overgrowth. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 12 May 2014
A Neolithic ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early to Middle Neolithic period (c. 4000–3000 BCE). Its presence in a cluster of similar barrows suggests a ritual or funerary landscape associated with early farming communities in the region.

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