Monument record MLI60313 - Walcott Commons barrow cemetery
Summary
Walcott Commons barrow cemetery
Type and Period (3)
- BARROW CEMETERY (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- BURIAL (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
SURVEY OF POSSIBLE BARROW CEMETERY CARRIED OUT BY SLAU IN 1978. SOME CONTOUR SURVEYS AND SOIL SAMPLES TAKEN; ALSO MEASUREMENTS OF SOIL LEVELS AND LAYERS IN DITCH SECTION SHOWING RELATIONSHIPS OF MOUNDS TO THE PEAT. {1}
SKETCH MAP AND PHOTOS IN PARISH FILE SHOWING SOILMARKS OF AT LEAST 18 BARROWS SEEN DURING PLOUGHING IN AUTUMN 1988. {2}{3}
One of the barrows was excavated in 1988. The excavation reached the pre-Flandrian ground level at approximately 1.5m below the top of the mound. The material of the mound appeared to have been composed of sand and gravel. There was an inhumation burial of an adult male, who had been buried in a coffin. The remains of two other burials, one infant and one neo-nate, were also recovered. {4}{5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI3358 Index: SMR FILE. WALCOTT near Billinghay. TF 15 NW:-,1978, AJW.
- <2> SLI3781 Photograph: 1988. PARISH FILE. WALCOT. PARISH FILE.
- <3> SLI3692 Map: 1988. PARISH FILE. WALCOT. PARISH FILE.
- <4> SLI5443 Article in Serial: Healey, H. and Hurcombe, L.. 1989. Fenland Research. vol.6, pp.16-20.
- <5> SLI175 Aerial Photograph: J.K.S. St Joseph. 1945-79. Cambridge University Collection. FO8-10.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1234 5560 (404m by 466m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WALCOTT, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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