Monument record MLI43655 - 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 LOCATED ON THE TOP OF A BROAD RIDGE BELOW THE CREST. IT IS ALIGNED NE-SW, AND THE LONG AXIS TRAVERSES THE CONTOURS. IT IS AN OBLONG SHAPED ENCLOSURE WITH CONVEX ENDS, WITH APPARENT GAPS IN THE DITCH CIRCUIT ALONG THE WEST SIDE, BUT THE EVIDENCE IS VAGUE. SEVERAL AREAS OF DISTURBANCE OF POSSIBLY ARCHAEOLOGICAL ORIGIN ARE VISIBLE AT THE SOUTH END. {1}, LENGTH 40M, WIDTH 13M, HTM 124M
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI2302 Index: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire. NO 39.
- <2> SLI145 Aerial Photograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1946-98. RCHME National Aerial Photograph Collection at Swindon. TF2692/9,1994, .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 2645 9237 (90m by 92m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KELSTERN, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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