Monument details

Summary

Scheduled Monument. Excavation of this round barrow revealed it to be constructed of sand and turf. No burials were found but a number of worked flints were recovered. The buried land surface showed evidence of occupation before the barrow was built. Local information suggests that the mound is a by product of building Vale Royal Abbey.

Round barrows are a type of burial mound, particularly used in the Bronze Age. Mounds of earth and stone were placed over a burial or cremation. A single barrow could be re-used for several later burials.

Monument Types

• FLINT SCATTER (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
• MOUND (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
• PIT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
• POST HOLE ( 2 of, Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
• ROUND BARROW (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)