What is recorded here
On top of high poorly drained grassland with good views in all directions, nearby burial mound (TS049-32----) 124m to E and burials (TS049-030----) 138m to W. Well-preserved ring-barrow consisting of a flat-topped mound (diam. 3m E-W; H 0.2m; overall diam. 11.5m N-S; 10m E-W) enclosed by an inner fosse (Wth 2m; ext. D 0.2m) and outer bank (top Wth 1.6m; base Wth 2.3m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.4m) which intersected at S on an E-W axis. Mound is overgrown with gorse bushes.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Bronze Age ring-barrow; dates to approximately 1000–700 BCE. Its well-preserved flat-topped mound and location on elevated ground suggest it was a prominent burial and ceremonial site in its landscape.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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