Monument record MLI50240 - Bully Hill Long Barrow, Tealby

Summary

Bully Hill Long Barrow, to the north-east of Tealby.

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A ploughed out long barrow, aligned on a west to east axis, with parallel sides and a complete ditch circuit. {1} The monument includes the buried remains of a Neolithic long barrow, located on the eastern side of the Rase Valley, some 300 east-north-east of Bully Hill Farm. It is thought that this unbroken ditch represents the simpler type of Lincolnshire long barrow in which the enclosure set aside for mortuary activities was not elaborated by the construction of a large earthwork mound. Structures associated with these activities will survive as buried features within the enclosure. It is situated approximately 50m from High Street, which is believed to have originated as a prehistoric trackway, and it is one of a number of Neolithic and Bronze Age burial mounds associated with the valley of the River Rase, including Bully Hill Bowl Barrow, which is located approximately 300m to the south-east and which is the subject of a separate scheduling. Although Bully Hill has been degraded by ploughing, the buried ground surface and the fills of the ditch will retain rare archaeological information relating to its dating and construction and to the sequence of burial ritual at the site. Environmental evidence preserved in these deposits will illustrate the nature of the landscape in which the monument was set. {2}{3}{4}{5}{6}{7} The long barrow is situated on the edge of the Wolds escarpment, adjacent to the High Street ridgeway, facing west, and overlooking the head of the deep valley of the River Rase. It is aligned west to east, and its long axis traverses the contours. It is an enclosure of oblong form with convex terminals; the east end is more pointed, and the south side curves slightly. The interior shows as a distinct chalk mark in the plough soil, and is overlain by lines of former ridge and furrow cultivation. Field walking on several occasions between 1986 and 1994 revealed no surface traces or finds. The site was discernible, however, as a slightly raised area surrounded by a shallow depression viewed from further along the High Street to the north. {8}{9} Bully Hill long barrow was first scheduled in 1996, and the scheduling was revised in 2019. It has not been excavated. The monument is clearly visible as soilmarks and cropmarks on aerial photographs, and traces of a very slight earthwork have been noticed, though this is hard to observe on the ground. The oblong enclosure is aligned east-west and is completely delineated and encircled by an infilled ditch measuring approximately 53m long by 24m wide. It is thought that this unbroken ditch form represents the simpler type of Lincolnshire long barrow in which the enclosure set aside for mortuary activities was not elaborated by the construction of a large earthwork mound. {10}{11}{12}{13}

Sources/Archives (13)

  •  Article in Serial: Dilwyn Jones. 1988. 'Aerial Reconnaissance and Prehistoric and Romano-British Archaeology in Northern Lincolnshire - A Sample Survey' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.23, pp.16-17.
  •  Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. BZU9 (1976).
  •  Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2956/15-6.
  •  Aerial Photograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1946-98. RCHME National Aerial Photograph Collection at Swindon. TF1792 (1976).
  •  Aerial Photograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1946-98. RCHME National Aerial Photograph Collection at Swindon. TF1792/2 (1980).
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TF1792: LI.271.14.1.
  •  Scheduling Record: ENGLISH HERITAGE. 1996. SCHEDULING DOCUMENT 27882. MPP 22.
  •  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.41.
  •  Index: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire. no.41.
  •  Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1013905.
  •  Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. NMR 1861/321 (30/10/1980).
  •  Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. OS/72024 V 283 (21/03/1972).
  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 19 SE: 79.

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Grid reference Centred TF 1706 9254 (69m by 44m) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish TEALBY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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