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Barrow — ring-barrow in Carron (st. John Baptist Par.)

Barrow — ring-barrow
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On a SW-facing slope, in the SW quadrant of Carron ceremonial enclosure (TS069-002001-). A small ring-barrow (overall diam. 9m N-S; 9.4m E-W) defined by a low central mound (H 0.05-0.15m; diam. 2.3m), fosse (Wth 0.9-1.2m; D 0.05-0.12m) and outer bank (Wth 1.6m; ext. H 0.1m). A larger ring-barrow (TS069-002002-) is located 4.8m to the NE, also within the ceremonial enclosure, and the fosse of the ceremonial enclosure is 9m to the SW. This ring-barrow is clearly visible on a 3-D modelling image (see https://skfb.ly/KuHP). See attached images: TS069-002003-_01 3-D modelling image TS069-002003-_02 TS069-002003-_03 Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 3 April 2018

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