Barrow - unclassified

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An artificial mound of earth or earth and stone, normally constructed to contain or conceal burials. Used where it is not possible to identify the specific type. See also Barrow – bowl-barrow, Barrow – ditch barrow, Barrow – embanked barrow, Barrow – mound barrow, Barrow – pond barrow, Barrow – ring-barrow and Barrow – stepped barrow. These are part of the Bronze/Iron Age burial tradition (c. 2400 BC – AD 400).