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monument Word or Phrase:CHAMBERED ROUND BARROW *  
Definition:A Neolithic burial monument comprising a stone-built chamber within a circular or sub-circular earthen mound. See RELIGIOUS, RITUAL AND FUNERARY Class List for context.
monument Word or Phrase:ROUND BARROW *  
Definition:Hemispherical mound surrounded by a ditch (or occasionally two or more concentric ditches), often accompanied by an external (or occasionally internal) bank. mound and ditch may sometimes be separated by a berm. Use specific type where known.

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