Monument record MLI42186 - Earthwork Mounds, Candlesby
Summary
Two earthworks mounds on land to the east of Candlesby. Initially thought to be remains of prehistoric long barrows, but now thought to be post-medieval spoil heaps.
Type and Period (3)
- LONG BARROW (Former Type) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)
- QUARRY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- MOUND (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Remains of two earthwork mounds on land to the east of Candlesby. The mounds were intially thought to be remains of prehistoric long barrows, but were later thought to more likely be spoil heaps from the digging of nearby post-medieval quarry pits and ponds. One of the mounds was levelled by modern ploughing, and no trace of earlier features or material was found. {1}{2}{3}{4}
The interpretation of the mounds as long barrows has also been rejected by Dilwyn Jones on the basis of further aerial photographic evidence. {5}{6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI578 Article in Serial: PHILLIPS, C.W.. 1934. PROCEEDINGS OF THE PREHISTORIC SOCIETY OF EAST ANGLIA. vol.7, p.423.
- <2> SLI323 Article in Serial: C.W. Phillips. 1935. 'The Present State of Archaeology in Lincolnshire: Part 2' in the Archaeological Journal. vol.91, pp.152, 163.
- <3> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 46 NE: E.
- <4> SLI2344 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 46 NE: 1.
- <5> SLI1289 Correspondence: Dilwyn Jones. 1996. Long Barrows in Lincolnshire Letter. -.
- <6> SLI2302 Index: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire. -.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 4592 6756 (154m by 48m) Estimated from Sources |
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Civil Parish | CANDLESBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jan 12 2024 11:16AM
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