MLI52457 - Neolithic Long Barrow, Riby Grove Farm - Lincolnshire Heritage Explorer

Monument record MLI52457 - Neolithic Long Barrow, Riby Grove Farm

Summary

Neolithic long barrow, 650m south-south-west of Riby Grove Farm.

Type and Period (1)

LONG BARROW (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Protected Status/Designation

Scheduled Monument 1018838: Neolithic long barrow and Bronze Age round barrow 650m SW of Riby Grove Farm

Full Description

Cropmarks of a possible Neolithic long barrow, to the south-west of Riby Grove Farm. Visible as a ditched enclosure measuring approximately 60m by 25m. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5} This long barrow is located on a spur, facing north-east at the head of a dry valley, on the east escarpment of the Wolds. It is aligned south-east to north-west and its long axis runs parallel to the contours. {6}{7} The Neolithic long barrow, 650m south-south-west of Riby Grove Farm is scheduled with the adjacent Bronze Age bowl barrow. The proximity of the two different forms of barrow suggests that the location had an enduring ritual significance, and has considerable significance for the study of settlement and demography in the prehistoric period. {8} An amendment to the scheduling was made in July 2021, to more accurately draw the protected area around the surviving remains. The long barrow appears on more recent aerial photography as clearly defined cropmarks and soilmarks, and as a very slight earthwork. It measures 65m by 28m, defined by a complete circuit of ditch approximately 2m in width. The south-eastern end directly faces the river valley of Irby Dales. The circuit of the ditch is not thought to be broken by a causeway suggesting that the barrow is an example of the simpler form of Lincolnshire long barrow which was not elaborated by the construction of a large earthen mound when the funerary rituals were completed. {9}

Sources/Archives (9)

<1> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TA1705: LI.288.5.1.
<2> SLI134 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946-71. RAF POST WAR COLLECTION. CPE/UK/1880 FS 2202 (06/12/1946).
<3> SLI110 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. BBJ39-40 (1970).
<4> SLI145 Aerial Photograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1946-98. RCHME National Aerial Photograph Collection at Swindon. TA1705/1 (1976).
<5> SLI89 Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. NMR 972/178 (22/07/1976).
<6> 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.62.
<7> SLI2302 Index: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire. no.62.
<8> SLI5381 Scheduling Record: English Heritage. 1999. Scheduling document 29729. MPP 22.
<9> SLI13386 Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1018838.

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Grid reference	Centred TA 1715 0548 (75m by 61m) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish	RIBY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Jan 4 2024 12:36PM

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