Monument record MLI60332 - Possible barrow in Butt Lees, Silk Willougby

Summary

Possible barrow in Butt Lees, Silk Willougby

Type and Period (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

PRN 60332 A third mound, slightly damaged, 7 paces across and 2 ft. high was seen in this field. {1} Four mounds were recorded in Butt Lees in the early 20th century but only the two Scheduled mounds (PRNs 60722 and 60724) now survive. This group appears to represent the remains of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery. {3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. Silk Willoughby O.S. cards. SILK WILLOUGHBY. TF 04 SE: 2.
  •  Aerial Photograph: J.K.S. St Joseph. 1945-79. Cambridge University Collection. FN 84.
  •  Scheduling Record: English Heritage. 1999. Revised scheduling document 22752. MPP 23.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 0529 4302 (20m by 20m)
Civil Parish SILK WILLOUGHBY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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