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Description: | A LONG BARROW, DISHED IN THE CENTRE WHERE A TRENCH PREVIOUSLY DUG INTO IT HAS BEEN INFILLED. THE INTERPRETATION OF LONG BARROW HAS BEEN REJECTED BY DILWYN JONES ON THE BASIS OF FURTHER AP EVIDENCE. {4}
GALLY HILL BOWL BARROW, PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT TO BE A LONG BARROW, INCLUDES EARTHWORK AND BURIED REMAINS, AND IS LOCATED ABOUT 100 M SOUTH WEST OF GALLY HILL FARM, ON THE EAST SIDE OF SIXHILLS LANE, LUDFORD. THE GRASSY MOUND IS SITUATED IN AN ARABLE FIELD ON THE SOUTHERN SLOPE OF THE VALLEY OF THE RIVER BAIN. THE MOUND IS SUB-CIRCULAR, MEASURING C.35M BY 30M AND IS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY DEGRADED BY PLOUGHING ON THE EASTERN SIDE. IT STANDS TO A MAX HEIGHT OF C.2.5 M ALTHOUGH A CENTRAL TRANSECT WAS CUT DURING ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS IN 1941. THE ENCIRCLING DITCH FROM WHICH MATERIAL FOR THE MOUND WOULD HAVE BEEN QUARRIED IS NOT NOW VISIBLE BUT IS THOUGHT TO SURVIVE BENEATH THE PRESENT GROUND SURFACE. FIELDWALKING IN THE AREA OF THE BARROW IN 1977 AND 1992 PRODUCED A NUMBER OF WORKED FLINTS. VALUABLE ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE WILL BE RETAINED IN THE BURIED DEPOSITS. THE MONUMENT'S NAME IS A CORRUPTION OF GALLOWS HILL AND IT IS THOUGHT THAT THE MOUND SUPPORTED A GALLOWS DURING THE POST MEDIEVAL PERIOD. FOR MORE DETAIL SEE THE REVISED SCHEDULING DOCUMENT 27870. {5}, AREA 0.1H, LENGTH 35M, WIDTH 25M, HEIGHT 2.5M, HTM 137M | Subjects: | General Archaeology | Temporal: | 4000BC - 801BC | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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