Monument record MLI43651 - Cropmark long barrow overlooking Calceby Beck
Summary
Cropmark long barrow overlooking Calceby Beck
Type and Period (1)
- LONG BARROW (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 43651
THIS LONG BARROW IS SITUATED ON THE UPPER SLOPE TOWARDS THE TIP OF THE SPUR, ON THE SOUTH FACING VALLEY SIDE. IT IS ALIGNED NE-SW, AND IS AN OBLONG ENCLOSURE WITH A CONVEX EAST END, WITH THE WEST END BEING LESS CLEARLY DEFINED. THE SITE IS OVERRIDDEN BY LINES OF LEVELLED RIDGE AND FURROW CULTIVATION. FIELDWALKING REVEALED NO SURFACE TRACES OR FINDS. {1}, LENGTH 52M, WIDTH 24M, HTM 75M
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI2302 Index: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire. NO 22.
- <2> SLI130 Aerial Photograph: OS. 1973. OS. 73 030 262-263,1973, .
- <3> SLI145 Aerial Photograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1946-98. RCHME National Aerial Photograph Collection at Swindon. TF3575/1-2,1991, .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 3603 7603 (76m by 76m) |
|---|---|
| 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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