Monument record MLI43653 - PROBABLE NEOLITHIC LONG BARROW, SCAMBLESBY
Summary
PROBABLE NEOLITHIC LONG BARROW
Type and Period (3)
- LONG BARROW (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- HENGE ? (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- ENCLOSURE (Undated)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
This feature has been interpreted as a long barrow, and it is located on the slope of a spur, facing west, and below the crest, towards the head of a small valley of a minor tributary of the river Bain, in the high wolds. It is aligned north-north-west to south-south-east, and is an elongated oval enclosure comprising two ditches of very arcuate form. The ditches are asymmetrical. The west arc has a slightly bulbous north terminal and a large pit-like feature at the south end. It lies in a typical long barrow position. It is not considered as belonging to a henge class.{1}
Potential unknown prehistoric cropmark henge and possible associated pit. {3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI2302 Index: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire. GAZ 26.
- <2> SLI145 Aerial Photograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1946-98. RCHME National Aerial Photograph Collection at Swindon. TF2777/1-2; TF2778/2-3,5,1979, .
- <3> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF2777:LI.102.6.1-2,1992,.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 2734 7794 (50m by 106m) |
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Civil Parish | SCAMBLESBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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