What is recorded here
In improved, level pasture, overlooking fen SE-WSW. Circular area (dims. 4.7m N-S; 4.25m E-W) defined by remains of shallow fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 0.1m). Interior generally same height as exterior ground level. Identified as one of a pair of ring-ditches on Bruff 30 aerial photograph survey (Aerial 2036?). Ditch barrow (TS066-016007-) c. 10m to S. Railway line close to N.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
A ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in its association with early funerary practices and the presence of a fosse, which may indicate ritual or symbolic use.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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