
What is recorded here
Located on hilltop in field of corn. A circular dome-shaped mound (diam.25m; H 4.5m) with possible berm (Wth 5m) around the base and shallow external fosse (Wth 5m; D 0.2-0.4m; Healy 1975, 15). Fantastic views in every direction. Mound is very overgrown to the point of inaccessibility.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Update by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 27 October 2014
A circular Bronze Age cairn with possible defensive or ritual function; its location on a hilltop suggests strategic or ceremonial significance.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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