COLES TUMP

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Medieval pillow mounds, and probable tree rings.

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Coles Tump, earthworks. At the w end of Orcop Hill is a
natural tump crowned by a round enclosure, about 19yds in diameter,
with a slight ditch and sunk top; immediately against the ditch
on the NE is a rectangular sinking. About 320yds to the E is a
round mound, about 34yds in diameter and 2ft high; it is crossed
by a slight scarp making the S half higher than the N half.
Between the two earthworks are seven pillow mounds and one round
mound; the pillow mounds vary from 12-24yds in length, from 4-6
yards in width and from 2 1/2-4ft in height. They are disposed in
no order or alignment, and near the middle of the group is a
round mound, about 8yds in diameter and 2 1/2ft high. (1-2)

(SO 46322821) Cole's Tump (NAT)
(SO 46642825) unnamed circular pecks. (3)

The two larger circular mounds are probably tree rings, and the
small circular mound possibly a variant of a pillow mound. No
change; published survey 25" revised. (4)

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( 1) General reference

RCHM Here 1 1931 52

( 2) General reference

RCHM MS plan

( 3) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 6" 1964

( 4) Field Investigators Comments

F1 MHB 27-JUN-72

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