Monument record MLI128003 - Neolithic Long Barrow, Welldale Farm, Donington on Bain

Summary

Cropmarks of a Neolithic long barrow, to the north-east of Welldale Farm, Donington on Bain.

Type and Period (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Cropmarks of a Neolithic long barrow, to the north-east of Welldale Farm, Donington on Bain. Visible on aerial photography taken in 2008 and 1947, as an oval-shaped ditched enclosure, elongated north to south and with maximum dimensions measuring 64m by 18m. The internal mound is visible as the soilmark of a compacted surface. The barrow had been previously overlooked, as it falls within the dense cropmark landscape of an extensive Iron Age or Roman settlement (see MLI84752), as well as being bisected by a modern field boundary. The whole area has been subjected to extensive medieval ridge and furrow cultivation, which, along with the extensive Iron Age/Roman settlement activity, may have levelled the earthwork elements of the barrow. {1}{2}{3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. NMR 20802/042 (16/07/2008).
  •  Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. NMR 20814/063 (01/08/2008).
  •  Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. RAF/CPE/UK/2012 RP 3178 (16/04/1947).

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 2578 8373 (31m by 61m) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish DONINGTON ON BAIN, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 6 2026 1:29PM

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