Mounds, Burton Dassett.

Description of this historic site
Notes about this historic site

1 In the field to E of A41, where it crosses the railway at Burton Dassett, is a group of mounds. They may be ploughed down tumuli. These mounds were not located. The indicated area is covered by ridge and furrow ploughing.
2 Examination of the site showed that there were 5 mounds and possibly 1 or 2 more reduced by ploughing. The surrounding area is surrounded by ridge and furrow ploughing. The ridge and furrow appears to be earlier than the mounds. The farmer suggests that the mound closest to the railway line was the remains of a well for water for steam engines and that the rest were antbanks.
3 This may in fact be related to the Overhead Tramway marked on the 2nd edition OS map of 1905 (MWA 10207).

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