Monument record MLI54250 - Rectangular Enclosure, Croxby Pond Plantation
Summary
Cropmarks of a rectangular enclosure, to the south of Croxby Pond Plantation.
Type and Period (3)
- LONG BARROW ? (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- CURSUS ? (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
This enclosure is situated on the lip of a valley of a tributary of the Waithe Beck. It is aligned on a north-west to south-east axis, and the long axis traverses the contours. It is rectangular, with markedly angular corners and formal entrances at the north and south ends. The two halves of the north side are out of alignment and splayed out slightly. The enclosure is interpreted as 'cursus-related'. {1}{2}{3}{4}
This oblong enclosure, 96m long, is unusual for Lincolnshire and is more akin to a minor cursus. Similar, but longer, examples of this form of monument are found in other parts of the country. It has formal entrance gaps on its long axis. {5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI2302 Index: Dilwyn Jones. 1998. Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire. gaz.58.
- <2> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TF1998: LI.255.11.1.
- <3> SLI145 Aerial Photograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1946-98. RCHME National Aerial Photograph Collection at Swindon. TF1998/1-2 (1976).
- <4> SLI145 Aerial Photograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1946-98. RCHME National Aerial Photograph Collection at Swindon. TF1998/24-27 (1995).
- <5> 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.98-9, fig.11, no.58.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1974 9880 (91m by 111m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THORGANBY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Dec 8 2023 10:41AM
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