ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks, ˌɛkskəvˈeɪʃənz baɪ sˈiː.ˈɛn. hˈɔːks ɐpˈɪɹd tə kənfˈɜːm ðæt ðɪs wʌzðə ɹᵻmˈeɪnz əvə lˈɔŋ bˈæɹoʊ, sˌoʊ ðætðə stˈoʊnz mˈeɪ biː ðə ɹᵻmˈeɪnz əvən ˈɛntɹəns.
In September 1956, excavations by C.N. Hawkes appeared to confirm that this was the remains of a long barrow, so that the stones may be the remains of an entrance.