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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow

What is recorded here

Situated at the base of a NE-facing slope in gently rolling pasture with good views in all directions. Identified from aerial photography (Bruff Survey: Map 15, no 29; 4/3728). The monument consists of a sub-circular area (8.7m NW-SE; 8m NE-SW) defined by a scarped edge (Wth 0.7m; H 0.2m) with an external fosse (Wth 0.7m), and an external bank (int. H 0.2m; Wth 0.95m; ext. H 0.1m) evident from NE to SE. A mature Hawthorn grows on the S of the monument and this is used for shelter by cattle. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 24 October 2013
A Neolithic ring-barrow; significant as a rare form of burial monument in the region, often associated with elite or high-status interments.

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