Monument record MLI50238 - Neolithic Long Barrow, Acre House, Normaby le Wold

Summary

Neolithic long barrow, to the south-east of Acre House, Normaby le Wold.

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Soilmarks of an oblong enclosure with traces of internal features, concave sides and convex ends, seen on aerial photographs. The soilmark is aligned on a north-north-east to south-south-west axis, and is thought to represent the vestigial remains of a chalk mound, probably a ploughed out long barrow. {1}{2}{3} This long barrow is situated on a false crest, on the summit of the main escarpment of the Wolds. It is aligned roughly south to north, measuring roughly 38m by 15m, with the long axis running parallel to the contours. It appears as an area of chalk soilmarks, of slightly trapeziform plan. This is enclosed by a very diffuse dark ring representing the ditch which is not well defined. The mark probably represents razed mound material or the old ground surface protected under the mound. {4}{5} The monument includes the buried remains of a Neolithic long barrow 480m south east of Acre House. The ditch circuit is complete and this absence of any causeway suggests that this is an example of the simpler form of Lincolnshire Wolds long barrow which was not elaborated by the construction of a large earthen mound. {6} The long barrow survives as a clearly defined soilmark and cropmark, situated on gently sloping ground near to the crest of the Wolds escarpment. The land to the west drops sharply to the wide valley through which the River Ancholme runs. The monument has been reduced by ploughing and is no longer visible on the ground but it can be clearly seen from the air. The cropmark shows the infilled and buried ditch enclosing an area set aside for funerary activities and rituals. The barrow mound is evident on aerial photographs as a compacted surface, elongated north to south, measuring approximately 44m by 15.2m, although subsequent geophysical survey confirms the enclosure to be some 48m in length and 18.6m wide with an apparent break in the enclosing ditch on the south eastern side. The ditch is somewhat amorphous but is approximately 3.1m to 3.5m wide. A feature recorded in the southern half of the barrow enclosure is suggestive of some internal arrangement or structure, perhaps even a burial. Also of interest is an amorphous area of water retentive deposits surrounding the barrow enclosure and ditch which was recorded on aerial photographs. Although irregular in shape it roughly respects the shape of the barrow and has potential to offer important archaeological information in relation to the use of the barrow. {7}{8}

Sources/Archives (8)

  •  Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2934/15 (1979).
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TF1196: LI.295.9.1.
  •  Article in Monograph: Dilwyn Jones. 1989. 'Aerial Evidence from the Survey Area and its Environs' in Archaeology and Landscape Studies in North Lincolnshire. part.2, chapter.1, pp.2-26.
  •  Article in Serial: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. 'Long Barrows and Neolithic Elongated Enclosures in Lincolnshire: An Analysis of the Air Photographic Evidence' in Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. vol.64, pp.83-114, no.47.
  •  Index: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire. no.47.
  •  Scheduling Record: English Heritage. 1999. Scheduling document 29749. MPP 22.
  •  Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1017247.
  •  Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. OS/72024 V 197 (21/03/1972).

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Grid reference Centred TF 1171 9633 (52m by 68m) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish NORMANBY LE WOLD, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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