Monument record MLI84434 - 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 northernmost of a group of at least three round barrows.

Type and Period (2)

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, or possibly even triple-concentric ringed ditched enclosure, with an internal diameter of 13m and an outer diameter of 31m. Forms part of a wider probable barrow cemetery, being the northernmost 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}{5}{6}

Sources/Archives (6)

  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TF0344: LI.848.5.3.
  •  Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. AGC 94 (1964).
  •  Aerial Photograph: PICKERING, J.. 1962-86. RCHME. TF0343/4 (1979).
  •  Aerial Photograph: 1946-98. RCHME. TF 0434/4; TF0344/1.
  •  Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. OS/76137 V 129 (05/07/1976).
  •  Aerial Photograph: Aerial Photograph. NMR 17894/7 (22/07/2003).

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 0366 4493 (53m by 52m)
Civil Parish SOUTH RAUCEBY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jan 25 2024 1:43PM

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