
What is recorded here
On a gentle NE-facing slope, c. 170m from a NW-SE section of the River Suck. Raised circular grass and scrub-covered area (diam. 45.9m N-S; c. 42m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 8.3-10.3m; int. H 0.1m at N to 0.95m at S; ext. H 0.9m at E to 1.9m generally) which has been quarried E-SE, separated by a rounded fosse (Wth of top 8.5-12m; Wth of base 2.2-3.2m; D 0.6-1.4m) from an outer bank (Wth 2-3.5m; ext. H 0.1-0.8m). The entrance was not identified, but the outer bank has been removed NNE-ENE (max. ext. diam. 69m E-W).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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