
What is recorded here
Situated on a slight slope at the N bank of the river near cliff edge. Pedestrian access to beach runs by it to north, drainage ditch to south. Comprises an overgrown oval, flat-topped mound (basal diam.9m, top 3m E-W, 2.2m N-S, H 2.5m).
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Update by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 27 October 2014
A Neolithic burial mound, likely dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. Its location near the river and cliff edge suggests a strategic or ritual significance, possibly as a marker or ceremonial site.
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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