Monument record MLI40646 - Gally Hill Bowl Barrow, Ludford
Summary
Earthworks of a likely Bronze Age bowl barrow, at Gally Hill, Ludford.
Type and Period (2)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- FLINT SCATTER (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
A long barrow, dished in the centre where a trench previously dug into it has been infilled. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}{7}
The interpretation of the feature as a long barrow has been rejected by Dilwyn Jones on the basis of further aerial photographic evidence. {8}
Gally Hill bowl barrow, previously thought to be a long barrow, includes earthwork and buried remains, and is located about 100m south-west of Gally Hill Farm, on the east side of Sixhills Lane, Ludford. The grassy mound is situated in an arable field on the southern slope of the valley of the River Bain. The mound is sub-circular, measuring about 35m by 30m and is thought to have been slightly degraded by ploughing on the eastern side. It stands to a maximum height of about 2.5m although a central transect was cut during archaeological investigations in 1941. The encircling ditch from which material for the mound would have been quarried is not now visible but is thought to survive beneath the present ground surface. Fieldwalking in the area of the barrow in 1977 and 1992 produced a number of worked flints. Valuable archaeological evidence will be retained in the buried deposits. The monument's name is a corruption of Gallows Hill and it is thought that the mound supported a gallows during the post medieval period. For more detail see the revised scheduling document 27870. {9}
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SLI258 Article in Serial: O'NEIL, B.H.. 1948. 'War and Archaeology' in Antiquaries Journal. vol.28, p.27.
- <2> SLI4088 Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1968. AM 7. SAM 184.
- <3> SLI763 Article in Serial: A.J. White (ed.). 1978. 'Archaeology in Lincolnshire and South Humberside, 1977' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.13, p.75.
- <4> SLI8 Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LM 50.76.
- <5> SLI2344 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 18 NE: 3.
- <6> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 18 NE: D.
- <7> SLI4037 Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1987. AM 107. SAM 184.
- <8> SLI1289 Correspondence: Dilwyn Jones. 1996. Long Barrows in Lincolnshire Letter. -.
- <9> SLI4311 Scheduling Record: ENGLISH HERITAGE. 1996. REVISED SCHEDULING DOCUMENT 27870. MPP 24.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1906 8845 (30m by 34m) Estimated from Sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LUDFORD, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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