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Barrow

Barrow, ditch barrow

What is recorded here

In pasture, on a gentle S-facing slope, overlooking rough pasture to the S and situated within the SE sector of a larger sub-circular area (diam. c. 12m) defined by low scarp (H 0.2m) NE-S-NW. Identified during field survey by Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly (5 December 2008). A sub-circular area (dims. 5m N-S; 4.2m E-W) defined by the remains of a shallow fosse (Wth 1.4m; D 0.05m) NE-S-NW. The monument has been levelled upslope across the N-sector. The interior is 0.1m higher than the external ground level. There is a field boundary 10m to the NW and the SE. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 9 September 2014
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its construction and location suggest a ceremonial or funerary function within a broader ritual landscape.

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