More information : Ring barrow on the brow of the hill just behind Grumbla consisting of a circular earth bank lined inside and out by big stones (only a few now in situ). "A large flat stone in the centre probably covers the kist". [Area sited, from small scale map, at SW 40452955.] "In the croft just below this " is a slab of rock set on edge and apparently artificially errected. "It might well have formed the support of a huge cromlech".(1) The feature described as a ring barrow by Henderson is at SW 40492948. It is 8.0m. in diameter and the interior is 0.6m. below ground level on the higher south side. The north side is bounded by large stones set on edge but the south side appears only a semi-circular 'scoop' in the hillside. Near the centre of the interior is lying a flat stone measuring 1.0m. x 0.6m. The identification as a ring barrow is considered uncertain. There is a possibility that it is a hut circle although no entrance could be discovered. An old field bank, low and spread, runs down from the south into the western perimeter of the feature. The erect stone mentioned by Henderson is 50.0m. to the north, at SW 40492953. Oriented SW-NE, the stone is 3.0m. long, 1.8m. high and up to 0.7m. thick. There is much loose rock and outcrop in this area and another, smaller erect stone stands a little to the west. These two erect stones and another five, smaller, prostrate stones form a roughly circular figure about 8.0m. across but this could not be certainly identified as the retaining circle of a barrow. A 25" survey has been made. (2) Miss Russell is of the opinion that Henderson's 'Ring Barrow' is a hut circle and that the other feature is the remains of a barrow. (3) SW 40492948) Hut Circle (NR) (4) SW 40502955. Part of a barrow retaining wall of very large stones. (5) Approximately SW 40452957. Barrow (or site of) listed. (5a) "A" SW40492948. This circular vegetation-covered feature almost certainly represents the remains of a hut circle. It is situated just off the crest of a fairly steep north-facing slope in reclaimed ground and is scooped into the slope. The internal diameter measures 6.0m and there are 0.4m high back and 0.5m high front scarps. The wall, 1.1m wide and double-faced in places, is constructed of moorland boulders with small stone infill (on the uphill side) and stone and earth (on the downhill side). The position of the entrance is not clear and the level interior is covered with stones. The field bank on the west side (2) and the field hedge on the downhill (north side) have been effaced. "B" SW40482954. This circular structure constructed of boulders and stones is now difficult to classify because of its ruinous condition however it shares similar constructional features with its neighbour and may prove to be a hut circle rather than a barrow. It lies on a fairly steep slope and is scooped into the hillside. The level interior is very approximately 6.0m in diameter and the front and back scarps are 0.6m and 0.7m high respectively. Many stones and slabs, some with evidence of stone splitting, lie haphazardly across the site but two large slabs, one 3.7m wide and 1.9m high and the second 1.5m wide and 1.4m high along with a few other small slabs form fragmentary wall. A turf-covered boulder/stone bank 0.4m high lies along the top of the backscarp. Surveyed at 1/2500. (6)
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