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Embanked enclosure

Barrow, embanked barrow

What is recorded here

On a slight NE-facing slope. Circular grass-covered are (int. diam. 2.8m WNW-ESE) defined by a broad earthen bank (Wth 5.2-5.4m; int. H c. 0.6m; ext. H 1.4-1.6m) with some scrub. An outer fosse was filled in within living memory, but there are slight traces of it at S (ext. diam. 13.5m WNW-ESE; 13.4m NNE-SSW). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Embanked enclosure; date uncertain but likely prehistoric. Its construction suggests a ceremonial or defensive function, though specific significance remains undetermined.

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