Monument record MLI33382 - Harlaxton Ritual Complex
Summary
Cropmark evidence of an extensive later Neolithic ritual complex.
Type and Period (5)
- ENCLOSURE (Undated)
- BOUNDARY (Undated)
- ENCLOSURE (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- BOUNDARY (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- PIT ALIGNMENT (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
System of ditches. Indistinguishable layout. {1}
A Neolithic ritual complex containing a multiplicity of monuments, a number of which are linear and pit-defined, including single, pit alignment features, a possible pit avenue, a mulitple alignment of four lines of pits extending for about 250m, a trapeziform, long-barrow type enclosure, and a semi-circle of large pits. This complex has been interpreted as a possible inter-regional contact point. {2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI183 Aerial Photograph: HARTLEY, R.F.R.. 1980-92. LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. 3332-21, 23, 25 (1981).
- <2> SLI5407 Article in Serial: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. 'Long Barrows and Neolithic Elongated Enclosures in Lincolnshire: An Analysis of the Air Photographic Evidence' in Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol 64, pp.100-101, Fig.12, No.67.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 8918 3393 (973m by 802m) |
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Civil Parish | GRANTHAM, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Civil Parish | HARLAXTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (6)
- Related to: CROPMARK LONG BARROW (Monument) (MLI34886)
- Related to: CROPMARK LONG BARROW (Monument) (MLI34886)
- Related to: LINEAR CROPMARKS SOUTH-EAST OF HARLAXTON LOWER LODGE (Monument) (MLI34084)
- Related to: LINEAR CROPMARKS SOUTH-EAST OF HARLAXTON LOWER LODGE (Monument) (MLI34084)
- Related to: PIT ALIGNMENT EAST OF HARLAXTON LOWER LODGE (Monument) (MLI34208)
- Related to: PIT ALIGNMENT EAST OF HARLAXTON LOWER LODGE (Monument) (MLI34209)
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Record last edited
Dec 8 2023 10:41AM
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