Monument record MLI50439 - POSSIBLE BARROW CEMETERY, NORMANBY LE WOLD
Summary
POSSIBLE BARROW CEMETERY, NORMANBY LE WOLD
Type and Period (3)
- BARROW CEMETERY (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- MOUND (Undated)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A POSSIBLE BRONZE AGE LINEAR BARROW CEMETERY COMPRISING FOUR SMALL BARROWS WITH LOW PROFILES (MAXIMUM HEIGHT 0.65M) EXTENDING IN A LINE NORTH-SOUTH FROM TF12229467 TO TF12229455 ALONG THE SUMMIT OF A FLAT SPUR ON THE EDGE OF THE WESTERN ESCARPMENT OF THE WOLDS. A FIFTH, LARGER MOUND (0.9M HIGH) LIES c200M TO THE SOUTH AT TF12159435 AND IS RATHER MORE ELLIPTICAL IN SHAPE. THE NORTHERNMOST OF THE MOUNDS HAS BEEN CUT INTO BY THE MEDIEVAL VILLAGE EARTHWORKS. {1}{2}~, HTM 135M
Sources/Archives (3)
- <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; APPENDIX p4.
- <2> SLI1063 Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. pp6,135; Fig 99.
- <3> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF1294:LI.246.3.1,1993, .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1223 9461 (55m by 159m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORMANBY LE WOLD, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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