What is recorded here
In the S interior of ceremonial enclosure (RO027-012001-). Circular grass-covered mound (diam. of base 21.5m NNE-SSW; 20.5m WNW-ESE; H 2m at ESE to 2.5-3.3m generally) with a slight bank (Wth c. 2-3m; int. H 0.3-0.7m) around the flat top (diam. 10.4m) which has a gap (Wth 1.7m) at ESE. There are traces of a fosse (Wth of base 2.2-2.8m; D 0.2-0.6m) around the base (max. ext. diam. c. 35m N-S).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Neolithic circular mound within a ceremonial enclosure, dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. It is significant as part of a broader ritual landscape, indicating early communal burial or ceremonial practices in the region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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