Monument record MLI128004 - Neolithic Long Barrow, Bluestone Heath Road, Donington on Bain

Summary

Cropmarks of a Neolithic long barrow, to the west of Bluestone Heath Road, Donington on Bain.

Type and Period (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Cropmarks of a Neolithic long barrow, to the west of Bluestone Heath Road, Donington on Bain. Visible on aerial photography taken in 2008 and 1947, as an oval-shaped ditched enclosure, orientated north to south and with maximum dimensions measuring 41m by 22m. The internal mound is visible as the soilmark of a compacted surface. The barrow is located within, and may even have been incorporated within an extensive Iron Age or Roman settlement, possibly abutting part of a rectilinear enclosure complex (see MLI84752). This later settlement activity and subsequent extensive open field system of medieval ridge and furrow appears to 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 2581 8407 (24m by 39m) 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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