Monument record MLI54218 - KING'S HILL BARROW, BARDNEY
Summary
KING'S HILL BARROW, BARDNEY
Type and Period (1)
- ROUND BARROW (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
ELONGATED MOUND OF KING'S HILL BARROW. REPUTED TO BE THE BURIAL PLACE OF KING AETHELRED OF MERCIA c.716 AD. MAY BE A SAXON TUMULUS AS LITTLE EVIDENCE OF PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT EXISTS. EXCAVATION IN 1912 FOUND MOUND TO BE MUCH DISTURBED AND FOUR PIECES OF HUMAN SKULL SAID TO HAVE BEEN FOUND IN IT. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}{7}
IT HAS ALSO BEEN SUGGESTED AS BEING THE RABBIT WARREN BELONGING TO BARDNEY ABBEY (SEE PRN 50477). {8}{9}, AREA 0.1H, LENGTH 25M, WIDTH 13M, HEIGHT 2.5M, HTM 10M
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SLI4118 Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1974. AM 7. SAM 286.
- <2> SLI4040 Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1987. AM 107. SAM 286.
- <3> SLI2891 Index: SMR FILE. BARDNEY. TF 17 SW:F,1930, PHILLIPS, C.W..
- <4> SLI866 Bibliographic Reference: KELLY. 1930. DIRECTORY OF LINCOLNSHIRE. p.48.
- <5> SLI2368 Index: OS CARD INDEX. BARDNEY. TF 17 SW:4,1964, HARPER F R.
- <6> SLI365 Article in Serial: 1913. Associated Architectural and Archaeological Societies’ Reports and Papers. p.30.
- <7> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. p.643.
- <8> SLI756 Article in Serial: A.J. White and M.C. Solly (eds.). 1983. 'Archaeology in Lincolnshire and South Humberside, 1982' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.18, pp.110-1.
- <9> 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.
- <10> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF1270: LI.577.8.1.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1212 7069 (31m by 31m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BARDNEY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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