What is recorded here
Towards the bottom of the S-facing slope of a drumlin. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 34m N-S; 32m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5.5-6.35; int. H 0.6m at E to 1.1m at N; ext. H 0.9-1.5m) WSW-N-ESE which is incorporated into a field bank WSW-NW, and a scarp (H 0.8m) elsewhere. There is an outer fosse (Wth of top 4.4-5.85m; Wth of base 1.7-2.85m; D 0.2-0.6m) NNW-E which is re-cut as a drain SW-NNW and E-S, but there is no visible entrance. Raths (RO011-023----); (RO011-024001-), (RO011-025----), and (RO011-027----) are c. 190m to the NW, c. 160m to the N, c. 140m to the NE and c. 80m to the ENE, respectively.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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