Monument record MLI43175 - Cropmark long barrow adjacent to Bluestone Heath ridgeway
Summary
Cropmark long barrow adjacent to Bluestone Heath ridgeway
Type and Period (1)
- LONG BARROW (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 43175
POSSIBLE NEOLITHIC CROPMARK LONG BARROW. {1}
THE LONG BARROW IS LOCATED ON A FALSE CREST ADJACENT TO BLUESTONE HEATH RIDGEWAY, WITH THE LONG AXIS RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE CONTOURS. THE OVAL SHAPED ENCLOSURE DEFINED BY ARCUATE DITCHES; THE SOUTH DITCH SHOWS AS A MORE PROMINENT MARK. ON THE WEST AND EAST THERE ARE OPPOSED GAPS. AN ANOMALY VISIBLE ON THE INTERIOR MAY BE GEOLOGICAL IN ORIGIN. A DISTURBANCE AT THE WEST END OF THE SOUTH DITCH IS MORE PIT-LIKE; SHOWS AS CROPMARKS. FIELDWALKING IN 1989 REVEALED NO SURFACE TRACES OR FINDS. {2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF4271:LI.109.5.2,1992, .
- <2> SLI2302 Index: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire. NO 6.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 4236 7172 (57m by 25m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ULCEBY WITH FORDINGTON, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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