Monument record MLI43183 - Neolithic Long Barrow, Sycamore Farm, Binbrook

Summary

Cropmarks of a Neolithic long barrow, 350m south-west of Sycamore Farm, Binbrook.

Type and Period (1)

  • (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Full Description

Cropmarks of a Neolithic long barrow, to the south-west of Sycamore Farm, Binbrook. Visible as a regular, curvilinear enclosure, defined by a single ditch measuring 40m by 18m. Identified on aerial photography examined as part of the National Mapping Programme. {1}{2} Cropmarks of a Neolithic long barrow, situated in a slope position at the head of a deep dry valley, facing north. It is aligned south-east to north-west, with its long axis running parallel to the contours. It is a trapeziform enclosure with straight terminals, and the ditch on the north side is staggered on plan. A small circular feature, 8m in diameter, is visible at the east end. {3}{4} The long barrow is located 350m south-west of Sycamore Farm. It does not appear to have a causeway, and this is thought to indicate that the long barrow was not elaborated with a mound. Inside the ditch circuit there is a circular feature, which is probably the main burial site. It was scheduled on 16th April 1999. {5} The barrow shows on more recent aerial photogrpahy of this area as cropmarks and soilamrks, and as a shallow earthwork. The barrow is defined by a roughly rectilinear enclosure, elongated north-west by south-east and with maximum dimensions measuring 47.7m by 22.5m. An internal mound does show as a shallow spread earthwork, though this has been ploughed down to such an extent as to be much broader than the footprint of the barrow enclosure. {6}{7} The re-analysis of aerial photographic data prompted an amendment to the scheduling for this monument to be made in May 2024. The scheduling now more accurately covers the remains of the long barrow. The internal area is recorded as containing a circular feature about 8m in diameter, situated towards the south-eastern end. This location suggests that the feature probably represents the main burial site and focus of ritual activity. Investigations at similar sites elsewhere in the region indicate that other features, including pits and postholes, are likely to be preserved beneath the present ground surface. Valuable archaeological deposits will be preserved in the mound material, on the buried ground surface beneath the mound and in the fills of the ditch. These have potential to provide rare information concerning the dating and construction of the monument and the sequence of mortuary practices at the site. The same deposits will also retain environmental evidence illustrating the nature of the landscape in which the monument was set. For the full description and the legal address of this scheduled monument please refer to the appropriate entry in the National Heritage List for England. {8}

Sources/Archives (8)

  •  Aerial Photograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1946-98. RCHME National Aerial Photograph Collection at Swindon. TF2192/3-14 (1992).
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TF2192: LI.323.2.1.
  •  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.40.
  •  Index: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire. no.40.
  •  Scheduling Record: English Heritage. 1999. Scheduling document 29746. MPP 22.
  •  Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. NMR 12261/60 (06/07/1992).
  •  Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. NMR 28851-050, 052-063 (28/01/2016).
  •  Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1018893.

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Grid reference Centred TF 2197 9258 (59m by 40m) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish BINBROOK, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Jun 18 2024 3:17PM

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