Monument record MLI43178 - Neolithic Long Barrow, Warren Farm, Welton le Wold
Summary
Neolithic long barrow, 630m north-west of Warren Farm, Welton le Wold.
Type and Period (1)
- LONG BARROW (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
Cropmarks of a probable Neolithic long barrow, identified on aerial photographs examined as part of the National Mapping Programme. {1}
The monument includes the buried remains of a Neolithic long barrow adjacent to a Bronze Age bowl barrow (see MLI43525), situated below the summit of a plateau above the source of the River Lud. Although the barrow mounds have been reduced by ploughing, they are visible from the air as cropmarks. The intervening area of ground between the two barrows, which will contain evidence of ritual activities associated with the construction and use of these barrows, is included in the scheduling. The long barrow appears as an elongated wedge-shaped enclosure orientated north-west to south-east and measuring approximately 60m long and 30m wide, defined by an encircling ditch. This ditch, from which material for the construction of the mound would have been quarried, is broken by a single causeway to the east which would have provided access to the mound. The bowl barrow is 60m east-north-east of the long barrow. For more details see scheduling document 29703. {2}
The long barrow is situated at the head of a dry valley, at the crest of a ridge, and the Bluestone Heath Road lies immediately to the west. It is aligned on a south-east to north-west axis, with the long axis running parallel to the contours. It is a trapeziform enclosure with convex ends. The ditch circuit shows a possible causeway on the south-east. Field walking revealed no surface traces or finds. {3}{4}
More recent analysis of the aerial photography for this area shows the long barrow as cromarks and soilmarks, and as a shallow earthwork. The barrow is defined by an oval ditched enclosure, elongated north-west by south-east and with maximum dimensions measuring 52m by 26m. The barrow mound survives in places as a denuded earthwork. {5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TF2586: LI.149.1.1.
- <2> SLI4462 Scheduling Record: ENGLISH HERITAGE. 1997. SCHEDULING DOCUMENT 29703. MPP 22.
- <3> SLI5407 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.32.
- <4> SLI2302 Index: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire. no.32.
- <5> SLI89 Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. NMR 1812/317 (11/07/1980).
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 2580 8680 (64m by 46m) Estimated from Sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WELTON LE WOLD, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Jan 12 2024 1:12PM
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