Monument record MLI81405 - Probable Neolithic/Early Bronze Age barrow cemetery, south of High Farm
Summary
Probable Neolithic/Early Bronze Age barrow cemetery, south of High Farm. Two sections of ditch appear to be part of the same feature, located within an area of cropmarks/geophysical anomalies thought to indicate a barrow cemetery.
Type and Period (4)
- BARROW CEMETERY (Middle Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
- DITCH (Undated)
- ROUND BARROW (Middle Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
- FLINT SCATTER (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 43944
During geophysical survey, trial trenching and boreholing, two sections of ditch were recorded. The ditch sections were thought to be part of the same feature, forming a circular ditch of circa 10m diameter, which is thought to be the ditch surrounding a small round barrow. If so, the geophysical survey suggests that there are more round barrows present on the site, forming a barrow cemetery. There is cropmark evidence for other possible barrows in the vicinity, circa 350m north-east (PRN 42929) and circa 350m north-west (PRN 43215). From Spilsby Road (circa 340m south of the site), a false horizon made the spoilheap from the trial trenching appear to be on the skyline, and such false horizons were commonly used to make barrow cemeteries appear to project into the sky. The site itself is the highest land in the area and all the other barrow sites are visible from it; there is probably a high degree of inter-visiblity from and between any of these sites. A possible causewayed enclosure (PRN 43212) circa 250m north-east of the site appears to be the main focus of all this ritual activity.{1}{2}{3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI6246 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Nov 2000. Land south of High Farm, Halton Holegate. HAH00.
- <2> SLI6465 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Feb 2001. Land to the south of High Farm, Halton Holegate. HAH01.
- <3> SLI6466 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Feb 2001. Land to the south of High Farm, Halton Holegate. LCNCC 2001.19.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 4132 6562 (125m by 125m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HALTON HOLEGATE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
External Links (0)
Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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