Monument record MLI50446 - Bowl Barrow, Buslingthorpe and Faldingworth
Summary
Bowl barrow on the parish boundary between Buslingthorpe and Faldingworth, 380m to the west of the Church of St Michael.
Type and Period (1)
- BOWL BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
Bowl barrow visible as a low, though noticeable tree-covered mound, with much worked flint on the surface. {1}
Bowl barrow on the parish boundary between Buslingthorpe and Faldingworth, 380m to the west of the Church of St Michael. It survives largely intact as a prominent landscape feature, located on a broad, low plateau above a tributary of the Barlings Eau. The barrow mound is roughly circular, measuring about 15m in diameter and standing to a height of about 1.3m. The sides slope gently to a flattened summit which has been slightly disturbed in recent years. This disturbance resulted in two small hollows but the barrow and its funerary deposits are believed to be otherwise intact. Traces of a partly infilled ditch from which material for the mound would have been quarried, can be seen to the north and south. Elsewhere, ploughing has obscured the ditch circuit but its remains are thought to survive beneath the present ground surface. The barrow's position on the parish boundary suggests that its survival as a significant earthwork is due to its past importance as a territorial landmark. 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. {2}{3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 08 NE: R.
- <2> SLI175 Aerial Photograph: J.K.S. St Joseph. 1945-79. Cambridge University Collection. LH94-5 (1953).
- <3> SLI5372 Scheduling Record: English Heritage. 1999. Scheduling document 29744. MPP 22.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0756 8509 (30m by 29m) Estimated from Sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FALDINGWORTH, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | BUSLINGTHORPE, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
May 22 2026 12:07PM
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