Monument record MLI50242 - Long Barrow, Nimbleton Plantation, Stainton le Vale
Summary
Cropmarks of a Neolithic long barrow, 830m to the south-west of Nimbleton Plantation, Stainton le Vale. The feature has also been interpreted as a long-mortuary enclosure.
Type and Period (3)
- ENCLOSURE (Undated)
- LONG BARROW (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- MORTUARY ENCLOSURE (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
An elongated enclosure north of High Street, in the parish of Stainton le Vale. It is aligned on a north-west to south-east axis, following the contours of the slope. One end is curved but the other is straight with a possible entrance gap. {1}{2}{3}
The monument includes the buried remains of a long barrow which have been identified through aerial photography and which are located on the northern slopes of the River Rase. These remains will retain rare information concerning the barrow's dating and construction and the sequence of mortuary ritual at this site. The buried ditch which is clearly visible from the air as a cropmark, is approximately 64m in length and 28m wide. The remains of features associated with the mortuary ceremonies will survive within the central enclosures as buried features. This type of burial site is not thought to have been elaborated by the construction of a large earthen mound. The long barrow is one of a group of similar monuments associated with the valley of the River Rase and with the prehistoric trackway now formalised as High Street. For more detail see the scheduling document 27877. {4}
This very elongated, oblong-shaped enclosure occupies a slope position, facing south-west, and adjacent to the High Street ridgeway, overlooking the head of the River Rase valley. It has terminals of different shape, one convex the other straight, which is unusual, and has been interpreted as a long-mortuary enclosure. Fieldwalking revealed no surface traces or finds. {5}{6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI723 Article in Serial: Dilwyn Jones. 1988. 'Aerial Reconnaissance and Prehistoric and Romano-British Archaeology in Northern Lincolnshire - A Sample Survey' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.23, gazetteer.
- <2> SLI173 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. BZU 11 (1976).
- <3> SLI150 Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. TF1693/6 (1979).
- <4> SLI4444 Scheduling Record: ENGLISH HERITAGE. 1996. SCHEDULING DOCUMENT 27887. MPP 22.
- <5> SLI5407 Article in Serial: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. 'Long Barrows and Neolithic Elongated Enclosures in Lincolnshire: An Analysis of the Air Photographic Evidence' in Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. vol.64, p.98, fig.10.
- <6> SLI2302 Index: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire. no.42.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1648 9320 (72m by 62m) Estimated from Sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STAINTON LE VALE, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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