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At the S end of an N-S ridge, beyond which the ground slopes down to a stream c. 90m to the W and slopes towards the River Nore c. 400m to the S. A raised roughly round platform (diam. 40m E-W; 44m N-S; H 1-1.5m on N and E sides; H 3m gradual fall on W side) which on the S side it is enclosed by a wide flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 3.5m) and outer bank (Wth 4m; H 0.5m). The surface of the platform is relatively flat and slopes slightly to the W. There are beech trees around the edge of the platform and bushes and scrub on the N side. On the S side the beech trees are on a stepped down berm (Wth 1.5m) 0.4m lower than the edge of the platform. There has been some ground disturbance on the E side where field boundaries were removed. A discussion of this monument, together with a plan and section, has been published by Neary (2005, 106-08). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 6 December 2016

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