Monument record MLI54249 - Neolithic Long Barrow, North Willingham
Summary
Cropmarks and soilmarks of a Neolithic long barrow, to the east of North Willingham.
Type and Period (1)
- LONG BARROW (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Cropmarks and soilmarks of a Neolithic long barrow, to the east of North Willingham. The long barrow is situated on the summit of the main west escarpment of the Wolds, overlooking the valley of a tributary if the River Rase to the south. It is aligned east-north-east to west-south-west, with the long axis traversing the contours. It is a trapeziform enclosure with convex terminals, measuring 29m by 11m (tapering to 8m). A secondary ring ditch measuring 16m in diameter and thought to be the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow straddles the middle (see MLI126980). Soilmarks of former ridge and furrow cultivation extends across the site. {1}{2}{3}{4}
Further analysis of the aerial photographic evidence show the remains of the long barrow as cropmarks and soilmarks, with traces of a shallow earthwork also possibly surviving. The barrow is roughly oval in plan, elongated west to east with maximum visible dimensions measuring 36.5m by 19.5m. It is uncertain whether the low spread earthwork mound is from the later round barrow or the long barrow, or possibly even both. {5}{6}{7}
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI122 Aerial Photograph: Hunting Surveys Ltd. 1971-2. Hunting Surveys Aerial Photography. Run 19, Frame 4030 (28/10/1971).
- <2> SLI145 Aerial Photograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1946-98. RCHME National Aerial Photograph Collection at Swindon. TF1888/3-5, 7-9 (1995).
- <3> 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.35.
- <4> SLI2302 Index: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire. no.35.
- <5> SLI89 Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. MAL/77005 V 206 (28/02/1977).
- <6> SLI89 Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. NMR 12725/23 (28/07/1995).
- <7> SLI2344 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 18 NE: 45.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 1825 8858 (67m by 66m) Estimated from Sources |
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Civil Parish | NORTH WILLINGHAM, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Dec 29 2023 2:14PM
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