Monument record MLI50243 - Neolithic Long Barrow, Stainton Hall
Summary
Neolithic long barrow, 400m south-south-west of Stainton Hall.
Type and Period (1)
- LONG BARROW (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
A ploughed out long barrow, visible on aerial photographs. It is aligned north-west to south-east, with a causeway at the northern end and thickened side ditches. {1}{2}{3}{4}
This long barrow occupies a slope position on a spur, facing north-east, towards the head of the valley of a tributary of the Waithe Beck. It is aligned north-north-west to south-south-east, and its long axis runs parallel with the contours. It is an oblong-shaped enclosure, with curved corners and a causeway on the north-west side. {5}{6}
The trapezoidal ditch encloses an area about 53m by 29m, within which there may once have been an earthen mound. Structures and deposits relating to mortuary activity within the ditch will survive as buried features. A causeway interrupts the ditch circuit to the north. The widening of the side ditches is thought to indicate recutting, suggesting that the barrow continued to be a focus of attention for some time after its construction. The barrow is one of a number of similar monuments associated with the head of the Waithe Beck and with High Street which originated as a prehistoric trackway. {7}{8}
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SLI723 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.5-30.
- <2> SLI193 Aerial Photograph: 1946-98. RCHME. 2946/4-5, 7; TF164941/7, 9 (1980).
- <3> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TF1694: LI.259.6.1.
- <4> SLI86 Article in Monograph: Paul Everson. 1983. 'Aerial Photography and Fieldwork in North Lincolnshire' in The Impact of Aerial Reconnaissance on Archaeology. CBA Research Report 49, p.15.
- <5> SLI5407 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.45.
- <6> SLI2302 Index: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire. no.45.
- <7> SLI4434 Scheduling Record: ENGLISH HERITAGE. 1996. SCHEDULING DOCUMENT 27871. MPP 22.
- <8> SLI13386 Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1013903.
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Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 1645 9414 (54m by 60m) Estimated from sources |
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Civil Parish | STAINTON LE VALE, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Jan 4 2024 3:47PM
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