Monument record MLI42523 - Possible Bronze Age Round Barrow, Saleby
Summary
Slight earthwork mound, to the north-west of Saleby. Thought to possibly mark the site of a Bronze Age round barrow, though this interpretation remains unverified.
Type and Period (2)
- MOUND (Unknown date)
- ROUND BARROW ? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A tumulus is marked in this location to the north-west of Saleby, on the 1st edition 1" Ordnance Survey map. {1}
An earthwork mound was noted as a slight rise against the skyline in this location, during a site visit conducted by OS Field Investigators in 1964. It was thought possible that the mound marked the site of a Bronze Age round barrow, though this interpretation remains unverified. {2}{3}
The field has been in arable cultivation and subject to modern ploughing for many years. No obvious earthwork can now be discerned on the Google Maps aerial imagery layer, and the feature was not picked up by the earlier study of historical aerial photographs, examined as part of the National Mapping Programme. Some below ground remains of this feature may still survive, however. {4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI3685 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1824-1825. 1 Inch Map - First Edition. 1:63360. Sheet 84.
- <2> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 47 NE: AO.
- <3> SLI2344 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 47 NE: 5.
- <4> SLI11533 Website: Google. 2001->. Google Earth, Maps and Street View. Accessed 13/06/2025.
Map
Location
Grid reference | TF 4532 7889 (point) Estimated from Sources |
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Civil Parish | SALEBY WITH THORESTHORPE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jun 16 2025 8:55AM
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