Monument record MLI43652 - PROBABLE NEOLITHIC LONG BARROW
Summary
PROBABLE NEOLITHIC 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 LONG BARROW IS VISIBLE AS A SOILMARK, AND IS LOCATED ON A FALSE CREST ON A RIDGE OVERLOOKING THE VALLEY OF A TRIBUTARY OF GREAT EAU. IT IS A TRAPEZIFORM ENCLOSURE WITH STRAIGHT TERMINALS. SOIL DISPLACEMENT FROM CONTOUR-PLOUGHING HAS GIVEN THE ENCLOSURE A SLIGHTLY SINUOUS APPEARANCE. {1}{2}, LENGTH 80M, WIDTH 20M, HTM 40M
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI2302 Index: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire. NO 23.
- <2> SLI122 Aerial Photograph: Hunting Surveys Ltd. 1971-2. Hunting Surveys Aerial Photography. 72 46 RUN 39 0133-34.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 3896 7714 (46m by 64m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SWABY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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