Monument record MLI50237 - Prehistoric or Roman Enclosure, Normanby Dales
Summary
Cropmarks of a roughly rectangular enclosure of probable prehistoric or Roman date, overlooking Normanby Dales.
Type and Period (2)
- ENCLOSURE (Early Neolithic to Roman - 4000 BC to 409 AD)
- LONG BARROW (Former Type) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Cropmarks of a large, wedge-shaped enclosure with a possible entrance to the east, overlooking Normanby Dales. There is a short linear feature adjacent to the northern side (see MLI51596). Possibly the remains of a Neolithic long barrow. {1}{2}
Initially thought to possibly be the remains of a Neolithic long barrow, this interpretation was later rejected by Dilwyn Jones on the basis of further aerial photographic evidence. The feature is now thought to be the remains of an enclosure of probable prehistoric or Roman date. The cropmarks show a rectilinear feature, defined by a single ditch measuring 75m by 50m, with an entrance on the eastern side. Its shape and position is thought to be uncharacterisitc of Lincolnshire long barrow types, and a function as a possible stock corral is thought more likely. {3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI74 Article in Monograph: Dilwyn Jones. 1989. 'Aerial Evidence from the Survey Area and its Environs' in Archaeology and Landscape Studies in North Lincolnshire. no.208, part.II, p.15.
- <2> SLI1063 Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. Archive Notes.
- <3> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TF1395: LI.244.11.1.
- <4> SLI1289 Correspondence: Dilwyn Jones. 1996. Long Barrows in Lincolnshire Letter. -.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 1318 9591 (99m by 74m) Estimated from Sources |
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Civil Parish | NORMANBY LE WOLD, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jan 16 2025 2:31PM
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