Monument record MLI43653 - PROBABLE NEOLITHIC LONG BARROW, SCAMBLESBY

Summary

PROBABLE NEOLITHIC LONG BARROW

Type and Period (3)

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

  •  Index: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire. GAZ 26.
  •  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, .
  •  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)
Civil Parish SCAMBLESBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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