Monument record MLI43173 - Cropmark long barrow, White Pit
Summary
Cropmark long barrow, White Pit
Type and Period (1)
- LONG BARROW (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 43173
PROBABLE NEOLITHIC CROPMARK LONG BARROW. {1}
THIS LONG BARROW IS SITUATED ON THE UPPER SLOPE, SOUTH FACING, ALIGNED SE-NW, WITH THE LONG AXIS TRAVERSING THE CONTOURS. IT IS A TRAPEZOIDAL ENCLOSURE WITH CONVEX ENDS. THE ENCLOSURE FOLLOWS A PARALLEL ALIGNMENT TO EXTANT BEACON PLANTATION LONG BARROW. FIELDWALKING REVEALED THE COURSE OF THE DITCH AS AN AREA OF MORE LUSH GROWTH IN GERMINATING RAPE CROP. {2}, LENGTH 58M, WIDTH 18M, HTM 56M
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF3777:LI.84.12.1,1992, .
- <2> SLI2302 Index: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire. NO 25.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 3757 7719 (63m by 65m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOUTH ORMSBY CUM KETSBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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