What is recorded here
In reclaimed pasture immediately N of earthwork (LI040-082002-). Not depicted on the OSi historic maps. Visible as a circular-shaped cropmark on aerial photograph (ASIAP (344) 0, 3) taken 05/01/2004. Faint outline of possible ditch-barrow (diam. c. 12m) visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 19/09/2019.
See attached ASIAP aerial image and Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 14 June 2021
See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – 344/0 on 05/01/2003.
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its presence indicates a significant burial tradition in the Knocklong area, though specific archaeological details remain limited.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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