What is recorded here
On a low rise in undulating pasture. Depicted as a circular enclosure with the designation 'Fort' on the 1883 revised ed. of the OS 6-inch map. A report in 1975 (SMR file) recorded a low mound of earth and stone (diam. c. 4m) enclosed by a wide, low bank of earth and stone with a wide, shallow internal fosse. The original entrance was not recognisable. The monument has since been levelled and is not visible at ground level.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its original function as a burial monument and later misinterpretation as a 'fort' highlight common challenges in interpreting prehistoric earthworks.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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