Monument record MLI127011 - Neolithic Mortuary Enclosure, Hoe Hill, Swinhope

Summary

Cropmarks of a probable Neolithic mortuary enclosure, to the south-east of Hoe Hill, Swinhope.

Type and Period (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Cropmarks of a probable Neolithic mortuary enclosure are visible on aerial photographs, taken of this area to the south-east of Hoe Hill, Swinhope. The enclosure is sub-rectangular in plan, elongated south-south-west by north-north-east and has maximum dimensions measuring 73m by 35m. There is an entrance measuring 3.5m wide in the centre of the southern face. The enclosure is located 120m south-east of Hoe Hill Long Barrow, with which it may be associated (see MLI54203). {1}{2}

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. NMR 12904/45 (05/08/1996).
  •  Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. NMR TF 2195/8-9, 11-12.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 2158 9516 (70m by 70m) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish SWINHOPE, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Feb 5 2024 11:35AM

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