Monument record MLI50444 - Probable Barrow Cemetery, Walesby
Summary
Soilmarks of a probable dispersed barrow cemetery of at least 5 barrows, around the High Street, to the north-east of Walesby.
Type and Period (4)
- BARROW CEMETERY (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- BARROW CEMETERY (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Soilmarks of a dispersed barrow cemetery of at least 5 barrows, around the High Street, to the north-east of Walesby.
C.W. Phillips first recorded the remains of a possible round barrow at TF 148 940 in 1931. The feature had been almost entirely destroyed by cultivation.
A second was recorded by Seaman in 1963, as a low mound c.0.3m high, at TF 14917 93675.
A further two possible round barrows were noticed by D. Everatt in 1970, as soilmarks during ploughing at TF 148 938.
Paul Everson recorded a fifth barrow in 1980, as a soilmark at TF 145 937. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}
Trial pits dug at TF 1450 9385, on the line of a Petrofina pipeline found no evidence of archaeological features save for one possible posthole. A geophysical survey conducted at the same time identified two possible lengths of ditch and other possible features. {7}{8}
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 19 SW : S, AG, AO.
- <2> SLI2344 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 19 SW: 16.
- <3> SLI780 Article in Serial: Catherine M. Wilson. 1971. 'Archaeological notes, 1970' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.6, p.6.
- <4> 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, figs.8, 14, appendix p.2.
- <5> SLI150 Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2946/15, 17 (1980).
- <6> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF1493: LI.245.5.1.
- <7> SLI3493 Report: Geophysical Surveys of Bradford. 1990. PETROFINA PIPELINE. HB 06-01 SURVEY NO 89/62.
- <8> SLI1942 Report: Trust for Lincolnshire Archaeology. 1990. PETROFINA PIPELINE. HB 06-01.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1472 9382 (534m by 447m) Estimated from Sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WALESBY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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