What is recorded here
On an ENE-facing slope in low-lying pasture. A low, almost D-shaped, mound of earth and stone (dims. at base 9.3m ENE-WSW; 6.9m NNW-SSE; H 0.8m) with the straight side at SSE. It is enclosed by a wide, very low bank of earth and stone (Wth 6.2m; H 0.1m) from WSW-N-NNE. Elsewhere no visible surface trace of the bank survives. An embanked barrow (LF015-037001-) lies c. 5m to the S.Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 24 November 2011
Stepped barrow, likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. This type of monument is significant as it reflects early funerary and ritual practices in the region, though its specific cultural context remains poorly understood due to limited recorded details.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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