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Barrow

Barrow, ring-barrow

What is recorded here

In level pasture, on top of low lying natural rise. Circular area (6.1m N-S; 6.2m E-W) defined by fosse (basal Wth 0.5m; overall Wth 3.2m; D 0.15m) and external bank (max. Wth 3.25m; max. int. H 0.3m; max. ext. H 0.15m). Gap (Wth 0.8m) at NNE may be entrance. Interior is slightly higher to E, possibly due cattle poaching. Lazy beds (long-axis NNE-SSW) cut across field, but respect monument. Ring-barrow (LI023-092001-) is c. 55m to NW, ring-barrow (LI023-092002-) is c. 50m to N and ring-barrow (LI023-092004-) is c. 100m to S. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 19 November 2013
Ring-barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its construction features, including a fosse and external bank, are typical of funerary monuments from this period and reflect early communal burial practices in the region.

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