Monument record MLI41833 - Round Barrow, North of Haugham

Summary

The site of a ploughed out round barrow, to the north of Haugham.

Type and Period (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

The site of a now ploughed out round barrow. The large barrow was 60ft in diameter and c.12ft high with an 8ft deep ditch, 4ft away on the outside. The centre of the mound was 4ft, built of chalk and ash, with clay underneath a burnt red deposit. No pottery or grave goods were found. A central pit of 19th century date, which was used to bury a horse, was cut into the mound above the main burial. {1}{2}{3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 38 SW: I.
  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 38 SW: 2.
  •  Article in Serial: C.W. Phillips. 1935. 'The Present State of Archaeology in Lincolnshire: Part 2' in the Archaeological Journal. vol.91, p.169.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 3377 8168 (36m by 35m) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish HAUGHAM, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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