Monument record MLI50242 - Long Barrow, Nimbleton Plantation, Stainton le Vale

Summary

Remains of a Neolithic long barrow, 830m to the south-west of Nimbleton Plantation, Stainton le Vale. The feature has also been interpreted as a long-mortuary enclosure.

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Full Description

An elongated enclosure north of High Street, in the parish of Stainton le Vale. It is aligned on a north-west to south-east axis, following the contours of the slope. One end is curved but the other is straight with a possible entrance gap. {1}{2}{3}{4} This very elongated, oblong-shaped enclosure occupies a slope position, facing south-west, and adjacent to the High Street ridgeway, overlooking the head of the River Rase valley. It has terminals of different shape, one convex the other straight, which is unusual, and has been interpreted as a long-mortuary enclosure. Fieldwalking revealed no surface traces or finds. {5}{6} Thought to be the remains of a Neolithic long barrow, this feature is located on the northern slopes of the River Rase valley. It is visible as cropmarks and soilmarks on aerial photographs, and as a low earthwork on digital elevation models of 2008 and 2016. The barrow is defined by a buried ditch, aligned north-west to south-east and measuring 68.8m in length by 23m wide. Its north-western end is rounded whilst its south-eastern end has right-angled corners. The earthwork mound is very low and spread, being wider than the footprint of the ditched enclosure, slightly displaced to the south-west, the displacement presumed to be as a result of modern ploughing practices. In 1972 vertical aerial photographic imagery shows the soilmarks of medieval ridge and furrow cultivation appearing to go over and truncate the barrow. The barrow likely retains rare information concerning its dating and construction and the sequence of mortuary ritual at this site. The remains of features associated with the mortuary ceremonies will survive within the central enclosures as buried features. The long barrow is one of a group of similar monuments associated with the valley of the River Rase and with the prehistoric trackway now formalised as High Street. For the full description and the legal address of this scheduled monument please refer to the appropriate entry in the National Heritage List for England. {7}{8}

Sources/Archives (8)

  •  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, gazetteer.
  •  Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. BZU 11 (1976).
  •  Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. TF1693/6 (1979).
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TF1693: LI.259.3.1.
  •  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, p.98, fig.10, no.42.
  •  Index: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire. no.42.
  •  Scheduling Record: ENGLISH HERITAGE. 1996. SCHEDULING DOCUMENT 27887. MPP 22.
  •  Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1013894.

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Grid reference Centred TF 1647 9320 (81m by 67m) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish STAINTON LE VALE, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Dec 20 2023 9:17AM

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