What is recorded here
In pasture, on a S-facing slope, overlooking rough pasture to the S. Identified during field survey by Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly (5 December 2008). A roughly circular area (dims. 4.2m N-S; 3.5m E-W) defined by a shallow fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.18m) best defined NNW-E-SW. The interior is 0.13m lower than the external ground level and tilts slightly downwards to S with the prevalent slope. There is a field boundary c. 8m to the NW.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of revised upload: 9 September 2014
Ditch barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its location and construction suggest a funerary or ceremonial function, typical of burial practices in the region during the Bronze Age.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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