Monument record MLI51562 - Possible Bronze Age Barrow, Tugdale Wood, Nettleton
Summary
Cropmarks of a possible Bronze Age round barrow, to the north-east of Tugdale Wood, Nettleton.
Type and Period (1)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Cropmarks of a possible Bronze Age round barrow, to the north-east of Tugdale Wood, Nettleton. Visible as a circular enclosure, measuring approximately 20m in diameter and defined by a single ditch. Identified on aerial photography examined as part of the National Mapping Programme. {1}{2}
A curvilinear ditch was uncovered during work on the British Gas pipeline. The ditch was fairly steep-sided, V-shaped and symmetrical with a slightly flattened base, 1.20m deep by c.2.20m wide. No finds were recovered. {3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI1063 Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. Archive Notes.
- <2> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TF1299: LI.298.2.1.
- <3> SLI2030 Report: British Gas. 1993. Skitter to Hatton Pipeline Report. p.28.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 1289 9951 (39m by 37m) Estimated from Sources |
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Civil Parish | NETTLETON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Dec 20 2023 3:17PM
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