What is recorded here
Marked as a circular embanked feature (ext. diam. c. 20m) on the 1837 and 1927 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated towards the bottom of the SW-facing slope of a broad NW-SE ridge. Described as a circular mound surrounded by a rounded fosse (Gannon 1972), it is not now visible at ground level in pasture. Barrow (RO027-049----) is c. 250m to the SW and barrow (RO027-051----) is c. 370m to the SE.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Embanked enclosure, possibly dating to the Late Bronze or Early Iron Age. Its circular design and defensive or ceremonial function suggest a significant local settlement or ritual site.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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