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Indicated — Castleruby

Barrow — unclassified

Why this matters

A circular earthen mound, likely a Neolithic ring barrow or bell barrow, dating to the Early to Middle Bronze Age. Its location on a prominent ridge suggests ritual or funerary significance within a prehistoric landscape.

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What is recorded here

Marked on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a circular feature (diam. c. 20m) and situated on the crest of a NW-SE ridge. Grass-covered and round-topped earthen mound which has a sub-rectangular base (dims 11.2m N-S; 11m E-W; H 1.6m at N to 2.4m at S) where some old field banks have been removed. The base of the mound is overlain by a N-S field bank at E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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