Monument record MLI34841 - BOWL BARROW 220 M SOUTH OF THE LIMES

Summary

BOWL BARROW 220 M SOUTH OF THE LIMES

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Full Description

THE BARROW IS VISIBLE AS AN EARTHEN MOUND APPROXIMATELY 27 M IN DIAMETER AND STANDING ABOUT 2 M HIGH. THE MOUND IS ENCIRCLED BY A DITCH WHICH IS WATERLOGGED IN ITS LOWEST LEVELS. LATER CULTIVATION AROUND THE BARROW HAS CAUSED A BUILD UP OF SOIL ON THE NORTH AND EAST SIDE OF THE DITCH, FORMING A SLIGHT RIDGE WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE SCHEDULING. THE FACT THAT THIS RIDGE IS RESPECTED BY THE LATER AGRICULTURAL USE OF THE AREA SHOWS THAT THE MOUND HAS REMINED A FEATURE IN THE LOCAL LANDSCAPE FOR SOME CONSIDERABLE TIME. THE SCHEDULING INCLUDES A 2 METRE BOUNDARY AROUND THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURES. THE FIELD BOUNDARY TO THE WEST AND ENCLOSURE FENCES ON THE EAST ARE EXCLUDED. {1} THERE IS A SECOND BARROW IMMEDIATELY TO THE NORTH WEST (SAM 21471; PRN 34842). THESE TWO MOUNDS MAY HAVE BEEN USED AS ARCHERY BUTTS AT A LATER DATE (SEE 32844; 32845).

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Scheduling Record: ENGLISH HERITAGE. 1994. SCHEDULING DOCUMENT 20810. MPP 22.
  •  Photograph: WENT, C.. 1995. PARISH FILE. HORBLING. -.

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Location

Grid reference Centred TF 1180 3468 (41m by 44m) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish HORBLING, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

May 25 2021 11:26AM

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