Monument record MLI127015 - Bronze Age Round Barrow, Poke Holes, Calcethorpe

Summary

The southernmost of three Bronze Age round barrows, to the east of Poke Holes, Calcethorpe.

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Full Description

The southernmost of three Bronze Age round barrows, to the east of Poke Holes, Calcethorpe. Visible as cropmarks showing a circular ditched enclosure measuring roughly 25m in diameter. Identified on aerial photography examined as part of the National Mapping Programme. {1}{2} The barrow lies in close proximity to two other Bronze Age round barrow (see MLI127013 and MLI127014), a rectilinear enclosure (see MLI127016), and a Neolithic long barrow (see MLI43179), all to the north-west. All of these features have been scheduled, with most in a main group including the intervening ground, with the southernmost barrow in a separate protected area. All of the features are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs, showing as infilled and buried ditched features. Further features not revealed by aerial photography will also be preserved beneath the present ground surface. The fills of the ditches will contain rare and valuable artefactual and organic evidence, including human remains, relating to the construction, dating, periods of use and religious beliefs of the barrow builders. Environmental deposits preserved in the same features may illustrate the nature of the landscape in which the monument was set. The long barrow is a relatively unusual example displaying a U-shaped ditch thought to be indicative of abandonment before completion. The buried features and archaeological deposits contained therein may confirm this and will provide insights into the early constructional phases which are often obscured in more developed examples. Although the ditched enclosure cannot be dated, its location suggests a spatial relationship with the barrows. Its chronological relationship may be revealed by artefactual evidence from the interior, from the fills of its buried ditches and from the surrounding area. The proximity of the Bronze Age barrows to that of the earlier Neolithic long barrow suggests the location had enduring ritual significance. The long barrow is one of a group focussed on the prehistoric trackway now known as the Bluestone Heath Road, and on the valley of the Waithe Beck. Comparative evidence from all these barrows may have considerable significance for the study of communications, settlement and demography during the prehistoric period. {3} More recent analysis of the aerial photography for this area shows the bowl barrow as cropmarks and soilmarks of two concentric ring ditches with an internal pit, with an internal diameter of 16m and an overall outer diameter of 25m. {4}

Sources/Archives (4)

  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TF2587: LI.157.4.1.
  •  Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. NMR 972/265 (22/07/1976).
  •  Scheduling Record: English Heritage. 1999. Scheduling document 29737. MPP 22.
  •  Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. NMR 12599/26 (05/09/1994).

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Location

Grid reference Centred TF 2586 8794 (33m by 34m) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish CALCETHORPE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Feb 7 2024 8:35AM

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