Monument record MLI54249 - PROBABLE NEOLITHIC LONG BARROW
Summary
PROBABLE NEOLITHIC LONG BARROW
Type and Period (4)
- LONG BARROW (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- LONG BARROW (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- RING DITCH (Undated)
- ENCLOSURE (Undated)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
THIS LONG BARROW IS SITUATED ON THE SUMMIT OF THE MAIN WEST ESCARPMENT OF THE WOLDS. IT OVERLOOKS THE VALLEY OF A TRIBUTARY OF THE RIVER RASE TO THE SOUTH. IT IS ALIGNED SE-NW, AND ITS LONG AXIS TRAVERSES THE CONTOURS. IT IS A TRAPEZIFORM ENCLOSURE, WITH CONVEX TERMINALS, AND A SECONDARY RING DITCH, 16M DIAMETER, STRADDLING THE MIDDLE. THE SOILMARKS OF FORMER RIDGE AND FURROW CULTIVATION EXTEND ACROSS THE SITE. {1}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI2302 Index: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire. GAZ 35.
- <2> SLI122 Aerial Photograph: Hunting Surveys Ltd. 1971-2. Hunting Surveys Aerial Photography. UK 71 52 RUN 17 0145-46.
- <3> SLI145 Aerial Photograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1946-98. RCHME National Aerial Photograph Collection at Swindon. TF1888/3-5,7-9,1995, .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1827 8861 (109m by 121m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTH WILLINGHAM, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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