Monument record MLI84435 - 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 easternmost 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 small, circular enclsoure, defined by a faint, single ditch measuring roughly 15m in diameter. Forms part of a wider probable barrow cemetery, being the easternmost 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}

Sources/Archives (5)

  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TF0344: LI.848.5.4.
  •  Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. AGC 94 (1964).
  •  Aerial Photograph: 1946-98. RCHME. TF 0344/1.
  •  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 0369 4487 (49m by 49m) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish SOUTH RAUCEBY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jan 25 2024 2:56PM

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