Monument record MLI34886 - CROPMARK LONG BARROW
Summary
CROPMARK LONG BARROW
Type and Period (2)
- LONG BARROW (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- ENCLOSURE (Undated)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PROBABLE NEOLITHIC CROPMARK LONG BARROW. {1}
THIS LONG BARROW IS SITUATED ON A VALLEY FLOOR, AND IS ALIGNED NNW-SSE, WITH ITS LONG AXIS TRAVERSING THE CONTOURS. IT IS A SHORT TRAPEZIFORM ENCLOSURE WITH CONVEX TERMINALS. THE SITE LIES ON THE WEST PERIPHERY OF THE MULTI- PERIOD CROPMARK LANDSCAPE WITH STRONG EARLY PREHISTORIC RITUAL ELEMENT, INCLUDING A MULTIPLE PIT ALIGNMENT (See 33382). {2}{8}, LENGTH 22M, WIDTH 12M, HTM 67M
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. SK8833:LI.730.9.1,1995, .
- <2> SLI2302 Index: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire. NO 67.
- <3> SLI154 Aerial Photograph: PICKERING, J.. 1962-86. RCHME. SK8833/2,1970, .
- <4> SLI154 Aerial Photograph: PICKERING, J.. 1962-86. RCHME. SK8833/6-7,1975, .
- <5> SLI154 Aerial Photograph: PICKERING, J.. 1962-86. RCHME. SK8833/12,1981, .
- <6> SLI154 Aerial Photograph: PICKERING, J.. 1962-86. RCHME. SK8833/11,1983, .
- <7> SLI200 Aerial Photograph: RILEY, D.N.. 1938-84. RCHME. SK8833/3-4,1971, .
- <8> 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 8892 3375 (64m by 113m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HARLAXTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Dec 8 2023 10:41AM
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