Why this matters
Ring barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its elevated position and ditched construction suggest it is a funerary monument of local significance, possibly part of a broader pattern of burial practices in the region.
What is recorded here
Geo-physical survey and test trencing in 2000 revealed a ring barrow. This was located in a slightly elevated position. It comprises a ditch (Wth 2.5m, D 1.6m) which encloses a maximum area of 13m. Fragments of a human skull was found in the upper fill of the ditch. A 'cist-like structure' was exposed in the northern quadrant of the ditch. Cremated bone associated with Early Bronze Age pottery and a bead were found within the interior of the enclosing ditch. Soil samples from the ditch contained remains of barley, wheat, oats and evidence for hazel, haw and sloe (Doyle 2002, 75-6).
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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