Monument record MLI43650 - PROBABLE NEOLITHIC CROPMARK LONG BARROW
Summary
PROBABLE NEOLITHIC CROPMARK LONG BARROW
Type and Period (1)
- LONG BARROW (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
THIS SOILMARK LONG BARROW OCCUPIES A SLOPE POSITION ON A SPUR, OVERLOOKING THE HEAD OF A VALLEY OF A TRIBUTARY OF THE CALCEBY BECK TO THE NORTH WEST. IT IS ALIGNED NORTH-SOUTH AND THE LONG AXIS TRAVERSES THE CONTOURS. IT IS AN ENCLOSURE OF OBLONG FORM, WITH ONE CONVEX END. THE FOURTH SIDE IS OBSCURED BY DRY-VALLEY DEPOSITS. {1}, LENGTH 46M, WIDTH 22M, HTM 60M
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI2302 Index: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire. NO 17.
- <2> SLI110 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. BRS54-58 BRW37-39,1974, .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 3996 7393 (51m by 68m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DRIBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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