Monument record MLI52460 - Possible Long Barrow, Greetwell
Summary
A possible long barrow, near Greetwell. The long barrow interpretation has been questioned.
Type and Period (2)
- LONG BARROW ? (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- ENCLOSURE (Undated)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Possible Neolithic long barrow seen as a cropmark in an aerial photograph and recorded by the National Mapping Programme. {1}
This long barrow is located on the flood plain of the River Witham. It is aligned south-west to north-east, and the long axis traverses the contours. It is an enclosure of oval form, and forms part of a dispersed group of levelled round barrows. {2}{3}
This enclosure, when inspected in some aerial photographs, contains water and appears to be a pond that does, when dry, have the appearance of a long barrow cropmark from the air. {4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TF0071:LI.537.2.1,1994, .
- <2> SLI2302 Index: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire. No.65.
- <3> SLI110 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. RC8-CN 131-132,1978, .
- <4> SLI14290 Verbal Communication: Peter Chowne. 2013. Information from Peter Chowne during the 2013 Lincolnshire Archaeology Day. 21/09/2013.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 0069 7124 (66m by 66m) |
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Civil Parish | GREETWELL, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Dec 8 2023 10:46AM
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