Monument record MLI51706 - Neolithic Long Barrow, Lake Farm, Thoresway
Summary
Neolithic long barrow, located 300m north-west of Lake Farm, Thoresway.
Type and Period (2)
- LONG BARROW (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- MORTUARY ENCLOSURE (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
Cropmarks of a probable Neolithic long barrow, to the north-west of Lake Farm, Thoresway. Visible as an elongated, curvilinear ditched enclosure, measuring 40m by 15m and with a broader eastern end. Identified on aerial photography examined as part of the National Mapping Programme. The barrow is surrounded by cromarks of a number of other enclosures and boundaries of probable prehistoric or Roman date (see MLI51707). These features seem to respect the barrow, although no apparent relationship could be discerned between them. {1}
This long barrow ocupies a slope position at the head of a dry valley, facing south-east, and on the western side of the Waithe Beck Valley. It is aligned north-east to south-west, with the long axis running parallel to the contours. The barrow measures 48m by 19m, and takes the form of an oblong enclosure with convex terminals, visible as cropmarks and soilmarks on aerial photographs. The adajcent series of features include 'washing line' type linear features of probable prehistoric or Roman date. {2}{3}
Scheduled as the buried remains of a Neolithic long barrow, situated 300m north-west of Lake Farm, on the west-facing slopes of the Croxby Beck valley. Although the monument cannot be seen on the ground, its infilled and buried ditch is clearly visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark, showing an oblong ditch with convex terminals. The ditch measures 48m by 19m overall and is oriented north-east to south-west, following the contours of the hill slope. The ditch circuit is complete and the absence of any causeway suggests that the monument is an example of the simple form of Lincolnshire Wolds long barrow which was unelaborated by the construction of a large earthen mound. {4}{5}
More recent analysis of the aerial photography for this area shows the long barrow as cropmarks and soilmarks, which define a roughly oval ditched enclosure, elongated south-west by north-east and with maximum dimensions measuring 50m by 22.5m. The compacted centre of the now-diminshed central mound is visible as a pale soilmark on vetical photography, and as a very slight earthwork on digital elevation models derived from 2m gridded height data. The barrow is surrounded by features of possible Iron Age or Roman activity, and may even have been truncated by them, as well as by medieval ridge and furrow which is visible overlying the monument. {6}{7}
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TF1899: LI.277.3.1.
- <2> 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.59.
- <3> SLI2302 Index: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire. no.59.
- <4> SLI5455 Scheduling Record: English Heritage. 1999. Scheduling document 29743. MPP 22.
- <5> SLI13386 Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1016736.
- <6> SLI89 Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. OS/67031 V 009 (16/04/1967).
- <7> SLI89 Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. NMR 4428/29 (12/07/1989).
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1886 9987 (60m by 45m) Estimated from Sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THORESWAY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Feb 7 2025 8:08AM
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