What is recorded here
On a slight rise overlooking a bog S-NW. Marked as a circular feature (diam. c. 25-30m) on the 1837 and 1915 eds of the OS 6-inch map. This is a rectangular grass-covered area with some scrub (dims 18m E-W; 17m N-S) defined by scarps (H 0.8-1.3m) with some grave-markers visible in the SW quadrant.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Portal dolmen; likely constructed during the Neolithic period (c. 4000–2500 BCE). Its location on a prominent rise suggests it may have had ritual or ceremonial significance in the local prehistoric landscape.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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