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Latitude: 55.8236 / 55°49'24"N
Longitude: -2.0883 / 2°5'18"W
OS Eastings: 394563
OS Northings: 658932
OS Grid: NT945589
Mapcode National: GBR F1V3.P7
Mapcode Global: WH9Y3.WWQF
Entry Name: Bastleridge,barrow 1250m E of
Scheduled Date: 28 July 1988
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4550
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow
Location: Ayton
County: Scottish Borders
Electoral Ward: East Berwickshire
Traditional County: Berwickshire
The monument is the remains of a burial mound of the earlier Bronze Age, about 3500 years old, situated on a low knoll NE of Habchester fort. It is not at all easy to see, being only 0.2m high; it is 8.5m in diameter and is surrounded by a very slight ditch about 2m across. It will cover at least one burial. Further burials may have been inserted into the mound or dug in around it. An area measuring 30m square is proposed for scheduling to include the mound and ground around it in which traces of contemporary burial and ceremonial activities will survive.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is a moderately well preserved example of a type rare in Berwickshire because of its vulnerability to destruction by arable farming. Archaeological excavation would recover information of importance about the way people were buried at the time; from this, much can be told about the society of the time. The monument is of national importance to the themes of prehistoric burial and ceremonial practices.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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