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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow

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Nine metres of forgotten stone circle the wet trench where someone important once lay buried. The local people still call it a rath and leave the grass long because they believe disturbance brings misfortune. That much is true in the sense that fear and wonder keep the dead at rest.
On a level terrace at the N end of a field that slopes gently to E. A flat platform (diam. c. 9m) enclosed by a fosse (Wth 1m; int. D 0.2m; ext. D 0.3m) and outer bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.3m). The bank consists largely of stone, and the fosse is wet in places. The area, known locally as a 'rath', is left rough and untouched due to local superstition. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 15 January 2013

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