Discover Alone, back to main map

Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow

What is recorded here

In pasture, on a gentle WSW-facing slope of a low rise. Circular area (5.65m N-S; 5.5m E-W) defined by fosse (max. basal Wth 1m; max. overall Wth 2.5m; D 0.15m) with an external bank (max. Wth 4.2m; max. int. H 0.2m; max. ext. H 0.3m) WNW-WSW. Dished interior may indicate excavation in antiquity. According to local information, an 'earthen cup' was found in one of the four barrows in this field. Barrow (LI023-092002-) is c. 45m to NE and barrows (LI023-092003- and LI023-092004-) c. 55m and c. 90m to SE respectively. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 19 November 2013
A ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its fosse and external bank are characteristic of funerary monuments of this period, indicating a local burial tradition.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
Recorded monument

Places near here

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places