What is recorded here
In rough, level pasture on a marginally higher area above old water channels. Circular area (dims. 6.5m N-S; 6.0m E-W) defined by low profile fosse (Wth 1.8m; D 0.15m) which is accentuated by wild irises. Interior level and same height as exterior ground level. Identified as a ring-ditch on an aerial photograph (OS 2435/6). Field boundary (long-axis E-W) is c. 10m to N.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
A ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its circular fosse and location suggest a funerary or ceremonial function typical of burial monuments in this period.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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