Monument record MLI52461 - CROPMARK LONG BARROW/MORTUARY ENCLOSURE
Summary
CROPMARK LONG BARROW/MORTUARY ENCLOSURE
Type and Period (2)
- LONG BARROW (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- ENCLOSURE (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
POSSIBLE LONG BARROW/MORTUARY ENCLOSURE RECORDED BY RECONNAISSANCE IN 1995. {1} THIS LONG BARROW IS SITUATED ON THE UPPER VALLEY SLOPE, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE VALLEY OF THE WAITHE BECK. IT IS ALIGNED SE-NW, AND ITS LONG AXIS TRAVERSES THE CONTOURS. IT IS A TRAPEZIFORM ENCLOSURE WITH STRAIGHT TERMINALS. A LINE OF VARIABLE STRENGTH IS VISIBLE ON THE INTERIOR AT THE BROADER SOUTH END, AND MAY REPRESENT A MARKING-OUT DITCH. {2}, LENGTH 74M, WIDTH 26M, HTM 100M
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. -,1995, .
- <2> SLI2302 Index: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire. NO 51.
- <3> SLI145 Aerial Photograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1946-98. RCHME National Aerial Photograph Collection at Swindon. TF1994/14-17; TF1995/1-3,1995, .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1957 9500 (92m by 48m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STAINTON LE VALE, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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