Monument record MLI60724 - Butt Mound Bowl Barrow, Silk Willoughby
Summary
Mound known as Butt Mound in Butt Lees. This mound is probably a Bronze Age bowl barrow that has been re-used in the medieval and post medieval periods.
Type and Period (3)
- MOUND (Undated)
- BOWL BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- ARCHERY BUTTS (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 60724
[This record includes material from PRN 60969, now deleted.]
A mound 3ft high and 30ft in diameter known as Butt Mound and associated with the field name of Butt Lees. {1}
A grassy mound left in an arable field, 1.0m high and 10m diameter.{2}
Butt Mound is one of a group of four mounds which was recorded in Butt Lees in the early twentieth century. The only other mound still evident, Folk Moot (PRN 60722), is the subject of a separate scheduling. The group appears to represent the remains of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery. The Butt Mound is thought to have been re-used as an archery butt in the medieval and post medieval periods. {4}
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI4107 Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1972. AM 7. -.
- <2> SLI4030 Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1987. AM 107. -.
- <3> SLI173 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. FN84.
- <4> SLI5366 Scheduling Record: English Heritage. 1999. Revised scheduling document 22751. MPP 23.
- <5> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF 04 SE; TF0542; LI.843.6.2.
- <6> SLI2720 Index: Ordnance Survey. Silk Willoughby O.S. cards. SILK WILLOUGHBY. TF 04 SE; 2.
- <7> SLI3258 Index: Silk Willoughby SMR cards. SILK WILLOUGHBY. TF 04 SE; C.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0546 4298 (20m by 20m) Estimated from Sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SILK WILLOUGHBY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Aerial photograph of earthworks at Butt Lees, Silk Willoughby (ELI8120)
- Event - Survey: Site visit to Butt Lees (ELI606)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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