Monument record MLI60334 - Bronze Age Round Barrow, west of Boiling Wells Farm, South Rauceby
Summary
Bronze Age Round Barrow, west of Boiling Wells Farm, South Rauceby
Type and Period (1)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 60334
A geophysical survey and evaluation was carried out to the west of Boilingwells Farm. In Field 3 a circular mound was recorded during the magnetometer survey, visible on the ground as a slight rise on the crest of the hill. A trench was excavated across the northern half of the mound revealing three phases of activity. The earliest phase consisted of three east to west aligned linear mound-like features which may represent either a barrow mound and two contemporary banks (the banks divided by a single ditch) or occupation layers and/or features of unknow date, form and function, or features present within and contemporary with the identifiable barrow phase. The second phase consists of a mound constructed from turves, sealing the first phase of activity, and is thought to represent the mound of a c.40m diameter round barrow. A bank, stratigraphically contemporary with the mound, lay up against it. Beyond the bank a shallow 4m wide ditch was present and a low 2m wide bank skirted the outer edge of this ditch. A third phase of occupation was thought to have occurred in the Roman period.{1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI3414 Report: Heritage Lincolnshire. 1992. Archaeological Evaluation at Boilingwells Farm, Sleaford. -.
- <2> SLI1837 Report: Geophysical Surveys of Bradford. 1992. Report on Geophysical Survey at Boilingwells. -.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0413 4528 (280m by 281m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOUTH RAUCEBY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jul 8 2022 9:29AM
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