Monument record MLI51694 - Neolithic Long Barrow, Thoresway Grange Farm

Summary

Cropmarks of a Neolithic long barrow, 700m north of Thoresway Grange Farm.

Type and Period (1)

  • (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Cropmarks of a probable Neolithic long barrow, to the north of Thoresway Grange Farm. Identified on aerial photographs examined as part of the National Mapping Programme. {1}{2}{3} This long barrow occupies a slope position at the head of a dry valley, facing south-east. It is aligned south-south-east to north-north-west, and the long axis traverses the contours. It is a trapezoidal enclosure with convex terminals, measuring approximately 45m long by 17m wide. The side ditches show up as a wider mark, and in stereovision analysis of aerial photographs, the south end appears raised. {4}{5} The monument is scheduled as a Neolithic long barrow. {6} An amendment to the scheduling was made in October 2021, to more accurately draw the protected area around the surviving remains. The long barrow is visible on aerial imagery as a clearly defined shallow earthwork and soilmarks, lying approximately 700m north-north-east of Thoresway Grange Farm. The barrow is on a south facing slope, toward the head of an east-west aligned dry valley. It sits slightly lower than the crest of the hill, and is aligned on a south-east to north-west axis. It measures approximately 41.3m by 16.5m, and is surrounded by a curvilinear ditch. The long sides of the ditch are slightly thickened and the circuit is complete. The absence of a causeway suggests that this may be an example of the simpler form of Lincolnshire Wolds long barrow. The north-west end of the feature is masked by a hedge line. {7}{8}

Sources/Archives (8)

  •  Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. Frame 17 (1979).
  •  Aerial Photograph: Clyde Surveys Ltd. 1983. Clyde Surveys Ltd. 8308.1 078.
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TF1698: LI.276.8.1.
  •  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, pp.83-114, no.50.
  •  Index: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire. no.50.
  •  Scheduling Record: English Heritage. 1999. Scheduling document 29745. MPP 22.
  •  Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. OS/72024 V 135 (21/03/1972).
  •  Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1018861.

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Grid reference Centred TF 1658 9829 (52m by 48m) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish THORESWAY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Jan 5 2024 8:46AM

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