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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow
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On SSE-facing slope, in wet pasture. Ring-barrow (LI024-065----) lies 110m to WSW. Depicted on the 1897 ed. OS 25-inch map as a raised circular-shaped area defined by a scarp. Surveyed by the ASI in 2008 and described as a circular-shaped area (diam. 16m) defined by a scarp (Wth 2.2m; H 0.5m) with fosse (Wth 4.5m; D 0.4m) visible from SSW-W-N-E-ESE. The interior is bisected by a linear scarp (Wth 3.75m; H 0.5m) running WNW-ESE. A rectangular-shaped stone (L 0.7m; Wth 0.3m; H 0.35m) is visible in the NE-quadrant. A drainage channel and field boundary lie 6m to SE and 11m to NE, respectively. Monument visible as a circular-shaped earthwork on ASI aerial photographs (ASIAP 132, 36) taken 23/08/2000 and 05/01/2003. Outline of monument clearly visible on Google Earth orthoimages taken 18/11/2018. See attached sketch plan and cross-sections surveyed and drawn by the ASI. See attached Google Earth orthoimages and ASIAP images taken 2003 Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 18 July 2020

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