What is recorded here
No visible fort remains at Tubbrid Lower, though a hidden chamber or forgotten chamber may still exist beneath the soil. The area is marked only by a low earthen bank, a shallow ditch, and a circular shape that resists easy explanation. A modern house stands nearby, its garden cutting across the western edge of the ancient shape. The fort has not disappeared; it has become part of the land, waiting for someone to notice what the soil still remembers.
A circular area (diam. c. 34mm) enclosed by low, earthen bank and shallow external fosse, best preserved on S, E and W. Trees and scrub are growing around the perimeter. On the 1900 revision of the OS 6-inch map a field boundary is indicated running along the NE edge of the monument. This field boundary has subsequently been removed. A relatively modern house has been built c. 26m to the W of the ringfort and the E boundary of the garden runs NNE-SSW along the W side of the monument.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 11 June 2019
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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