MONUMENTS PROTECTION PROGRAMME

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D-SHAPED BARROWS

SEPTEMBER 1988

1 Definition 2 Date 3 General Description 4 Distribution and regional variation
5 Rarity 6 Survival and Potential 7 Associations 8 Characterisation criteria
12 Bibliography 13 Acknowledgements 14 Figures

D-SHAPED BARROWS

Alternative, colloquial and related terms: Barrow, D-shaped; Long barrow, short; Low

Ordnance Survey map term: Tumulus

RCHME Thesaurus Monumnet Type : D-Shaped Barrow.