Monument record MLI43175 - Possible Neolithic Long Barrow, Fordington House Farm

Summary

Cropmarks of an oval-shaped enclosure of uncertain origin, to the east of Fordington House Farm. May be geological in origin.

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Full Description

Cropmarks of a possible Neolithic long barrow, to the east of Fordington House Farm. Identified on aerial photography examined as part of the National Mapping Programme. {1} This long barrow is located on a false crest, adjacent to the Bluestone Heath ridgeway. It is aligned on a north-west to south-east axis, with the long axis running parallel to the contours, and measures roughly 28m by 12m. It takes the form of an oval-shaped enclosure, defined by arcuate ditches, with the southern ditch showing as a more prominent mark. Opposed gaps show on the western and eastern sides. An anomaly visible in the interior may be geological in origin, whilst a disturbance at the western end of the south ditch appears more pit-like. Field walking conducted over the site in July 1989 revealed no surface traces or finds. {2}{3} More recent analysis of the aerial photography for this area identified this feature as cropmarks, though cast doubt on its interpretation as a long barrow. The cropmarks showed an irregular oval enclosure, possibly defined by a ditch with an inner bank, measuring roughly 28m by 18m. It lies amongst the mottling of a linear cropmark formed by the underlying geology and may be part of that formation. It lies to the north of the site of a more certain long barrow (see MLI43174). {4}{5}

Sources/Archives (5)

  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TF4271: LI.109.5.2.
  •  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.83-114, no.6.
  •  Index: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire. no.6.
  •  Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. TF4272/1/370 (22/07/1976).
  •  Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. TF4271/16 (20/06/2003).

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Grid reference Centred TF 4235 7172 (54m by 41m) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish ULCEBY WITH FORDINGTON, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Aug 19 2024 7:45AM

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