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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow

What is recorded here

On the shoulder of the S-facing slope of a broad hill. Described as a circular mound (diam. of top 4-4.5m) separated by a fosse from an outer bank (diam. 10.5m N-S; 10.5m E-W) (Gannon 1972). It is not visible at ground level in pasture. Ring-barrow (RO045-051001-) is immediately to the N. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
A Neolithic ring-barrow; significant as a rare surviving example of an early funerary monument with a surrounding fosse and outer bank.

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What survives
Recorded monument

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