Monument record MLI43176 - Possible Long Barrow, White Pit, Ketsby

Summary

Cropmarks of a possible Neolithic long barrow, to the south-west of White Pit, Ketsby.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Cropmarks of a possible Neolithic long barrow, to the south-west of White Pit, Ketsby. Visible as an oval-shaped ditched enclosure, orientated north-west to south-east. It lies in close proximity to another more probable long barrow located to the immediate south-west (see MLI43173). Identified on aerial photography examined as part of the National Mapping Programme. {1} The possible barrow is visible on more recent aerial photography as the fragmentary cropmarks of a U-shaped enclosure, defined by a single ditch measuring 16.5m by 19.5m. Cropmarks of two possible internal pits were also noted. {2}

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TF3777: LI.84.12.2.
  •  Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. NMR 17285/13 (07/07/1999).

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 3760 7724 (42m by 41m) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish SOUTH ORMSBY CUM KETSBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jan 22 2024 3:15PM

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