Monument record MLI32927 - Hoe Hills Barrow Cemetery, Dowsby
Summary
Hoe Hills barrow cemetery, visible as cropmarks and low earthworks, north of Dowsby.
Type and Period (6)
- BARROW CEMETERY (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD?)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- SQUARE BARROW ? (Iron Age - 800 BC? to 42 AD?)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- CREMATION (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Hoe Hills barrow cemetery is one of the biggest concentrations of Iron Age burials surrounded by square ditches in Lincolnshire. There are a number of barrows at this location, both square (presumably Iron Age), and circular (presumably Bronze Age). {1}{2}
Some of the barrows appear on the 1880s 1st ed. 6" Ordnance Survey County Series map. {3}
Individual barrows have been noted at the following grid references:
TF 1167 3041, TF 1154 3044, TF 1158 3045, TF 1160 3044, TF 1164 3043, TF 1167 3042, TF 1158 3039, TF 1173 3037, and TF 1150 3045
The majority of these have been ploughed out, and survive only as cropmarks visible on aerial photographs. {4}{5}{6}{7}
One of the barrows, located at TF 1173 3037, was excavated in 1994 as part of the Fenland Management Project. The excavation revealed that the barrow ditch measured 27m in diameter. Finds included a collared urn containing a cremation, burnt charcoal and possible hearth material, traces of a secondary cremation, pottery sherds, bone fragments, and an intact perforated incense cup. {8}{9}
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SLI626 Article in Serial: PICKERING, J.. 1995. CURRENT ARCHAEOLOGY. Vol. 145, p.22.
- <2> SLI861 Bibliographic Reference: WHIMSTER, Rowan. 1981. BURIAL PRACTICES IN IRON AGE BRITAIN. p.342.
- <3> SLI9454 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883-1888. 6 Inch County Series Map - First Edition. 1:10560. TF 13 SW.
- <4> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 13 SW: O, AI.
- <5> SLI2344 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 13 SW: 9, 16.
- <6> SLI89 Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. TF1130/10-11,24, BZL16, VK77, A18.
- <7> SLI3659 Map: OS. 1956. OS 6 INCH SERIES. -.
- <8> SLI7859 Bibliographic Reference: Crowson, A.; Lane, T. and Reeve. J. (eds). 2000. Fenland Management Project Excavations 1991-1995. DOW 8, pp.99-107.
- <9> SLI8653 Article in Serial: Allen, C. and Hopkins, D.. 2000. ‘Bronze Age accessory cups from Lincolnshire. Early Bronze Age pot?’ in Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol.66, pp.297-317.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1165 3041 (337m by 159m) Estimated from Sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DOWSBY, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
- Related to: Early Saxon settlement, Hoe Hills, Dowsby (Monument) (MLI34377)
- Related to: Late Bronze Age to Middle Iron Age settlement, Hoe Hills, Dowsby (Monument) (MLI34376)
- Related to: Neolithic activity, Hoe Hills, Dowsby (Monument) (MLI84340)
- Related to: Round Barrow, Dowsby (Monument) (MLI30592)
- Related to: Undated features, Hoe Hills, Dowsby (Monument) (MLI84333)
Related Events/Activities (5)
- Event - Intervention: Fenland Management Project archaeological excavation, Hoe Hills (ELI4102)
- Event - Survey: Fenland Management Project magnetic susceptibility survey, Hoe Hills (ELI4101)
- Event - Survey: Fenland Management Project resistivity survey, Hoe Hills (ELI4100)
- Event - Survey: Fenland Survey Field Walking (ELI595)
- Event - Survey: Magnetometry Survey, Hoe Hills (ELI4105)
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Record last edited
Mar 22 2021 9:35AM
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