Discover Alone, back to main map

Embanked enclosure

Barrow, ditch barrow

What is recorded here

On a gentle SW-facing slope of a broad NW-SE ridge. Circular grass-covered platform with two trees (diam. 13.3m NE-SW; H 0.8m at NE to 1.3m at SW) defined by a rounded fosse (Wth of top 4m; Wth of base 1.8m; D 0.6m at NE) SW-W-NE. A NE-SW field bank truncates the fosse at SE, and a NW-SE field bank truncates the fosse at SW. Barrow (RO027-050----) is c. 370m to the NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Embanked enclosure, likely dating to the Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age. Its significance lies in its rare preservation and potential role as a ceremonial or territorial boundary feature in a landscape with limited recorded prehistoric remains.

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