The barrow measures 16x12m by 0.5m high, dated to the Bronze age,it is topped by the socketed base of a medieval cross.
Thomas Bateman excavated in 1846 discovering a central cist and the disturbed remains of three adult and two infant burials accompanied by burnt bones, pot
shards, flint tools, and parts of a shale bracelet and a necklace delicately made from jet and ivory.
Both the cist and the barrows kerb both noted by Bareman have been removed at some point.
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