What is recorded here
In improved level pasture. Sub-circular area (dims. 9.5m N-S; 8.5m E-W) defined by low profile remains of fosse (Wth 2.25m; D 0.1m) NW-E-S-SW. Interior generally same height as exterior ground level. Visible on aerial photograph (ref. OS 2437/6) as a circular enclosure. A dtich barrow (TS066-081003-) is c. 4.5m to ENE.
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 characteristic sub-circular fosse and low profile, typical of early funerary earthworks in the region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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