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Embanked enclosure

Barrow, ring-barrow

What is recorded here

On top of a low rise. Circular grass-covered and rounded mound (diam. of base 8.5m; H 1.75m) defined by a fosse (Wth of base 1.5m at N to 3.4m at S) and a gapped outer bank (Wth 3.6-4.7m generally to 5.3m at S; int. H 0.05m at N to 0.55m at SW; ext. H 0.75m at SW to 1.9m at S). There is no visible entrance (max. ext. diam. 23m N-S). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Embanked enclosure; date uncertain but likely prehistoric. Its design suggests a ceremonial or defensive function, though its wider significance remains unclear.

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