Monument record MLI81938 - Site of Round Barrow, Dunston Heath
Summary
Site of round barrow, Dunston Heath.
Type and Period (2)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
An overhanging rim cinerary urn (Abercromby Type 1) from a destroyed tumulus on Dunston Heath was found before 1906. Lincoln Museum note the provenance of this urn (which was presented by Alderman W.S.Fox of Potterhanworth as a tumulus in a field called round hills opposite Peppers Cottages and Nocton Glebe Farm. Enquiries established the field to be that centred at TF 032 625. {1}{2}{3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI7000 Index: OS card index. Dunston. TF 06 SW:3.
- <2> SLI2996 Index: SMR FILE. DUNSTON. TF 06 SW:G; TMA; 1978.
- <3> SLI322 Article in Serial: C.W. Phillips. 1934. 'The Present State of Archaeology in Lincolnshire: Part 1' in the Archaeological Journal. vol.90, p.134.
- <4> SLI8 Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LM 3034.06.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 031 624 (24m by 24m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DUNSTON, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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