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Historic England's scheduling record (list entry 1002509) describes a barrow on the summit of a prominent ridge that forms the watershed between the Rivers Lew and Lyd. It is an oval mound up to 46 metres long by 25 metres wide and 1.2 metres high. The quarry ditch that supplied the material survives as a buried feature. It lies in the parish of Bridestowe, about 1.3 km south of Bridestowe.
Sources: Historic England list entry 1002509 (updated 3 November 2015), which cites PastScape 440534.
- Period: Bronze Age
- Status: Scheduled monument (Historic England list entry 1002509)
- Grid reference: SX 5147 8808 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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