Monument record MLI84433 - Bronze Age Round Barrow, Beck Plantation, South Rauceby
Summary
Cropmarks of a Bronze Age round barrow, to the north of Beck Plantation, South Rauceby. Forms part of a wider probable barrow cemetery, being the southernmost of a group of at least three round barrows.
Type and Period (2)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- BARROW CEMETERY (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Cropmarks of a Bronze Age round barrow, to the north of Beck Plantation, South Rauceby. Visible as a large, double-concentric ringed ditched enclosure, with an internal diameter of 31m and an outer diameter of 41m. Forms part of a wider probable barrow cemetery, being the southernmost of a group of at least three round barrows. The barrow lies within the arc of two pit alignments, though the relationship between these features is uncertain. Identified on aerial photography examined as part of the National Mapping Programme. {1}{2}{3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TF0344: LI.848.5.2.
- <2> SLI110 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. AGC 94; ABK 1.
- <3> SLI89 Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. OS/76137 V 129 (05/07/1976).
- <4> SLI89 Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. NMR 17894/7 (22/07/2003).
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 0360 4475 (55m by 55m) Estimated from Sources |
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Civil Parish | SOUTH RAUCEBY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jan 25 2024 1:45PM
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