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PROBABLE NEOLITHIC CROPMARK LONG BARROW. {1}
THE MONUMENT INCLUDES THE BURIED REMAINS OF A NEOLITHIC LONG BARROW AND A BRONZE AGE BOWL BARROW, SITUATED BELOW THE SUMMIT OF A PLATEAU ABOVE THE SOURCE OF THE RIVER LUD. ALTHOUGH THE BARROW MOUNDS HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY PLOUGHING, THEY ARE VISIBLE FROM THE AIR AS CROPMARKS. THE INTERVENING AREA OF GROUND BETWEEN THE TWO BARROWS, WHICH WILL CONTAIN EVIDENCE OF RITUAL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF THESE BARROWS, IS INCLUDED IN THE SCHEDULING. THE LONG BARROW APPEARS AS AN ELONGATED WEDGE- SHAPED ENCLOSURE ORIENTATED NORTH WEST TO SOUTH EAST AND MEASURING APPROX 60M LONG AND 30M WIDE, DEFINED BY AN ENCIRCLING DITCH. THIS DITCH, FROM WHICH MATERIAL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MOUND WOULD HAVE BEEN QUARRIED, IS BROKEN BY A SINGLE CAUSEWAY TO THE EAST WHICH WOULD HAVE PROVIDED ACCESS TO THE MOUND. THE BOWL BARROW IS 60 ENE OF THE LONG BARROW. FOR MORE DETAIL SEE SCHEDULING DOCUMENT 29703. {2}
THE LONG BARROW IS SITUATED AT THE HEAD OF A DRY VALLEY, AT THE CREST OF A RIDGE, AND THE BLUESTONE HEATH ROAD LIES IMMEDIATELY TO THE WEST. IT IS ALIGNED SE-NW, AND THE LONG AXIS RUNS PARALLEL TO THE CONTOURS. IT IS A TRAPEZIFORM ENCLOSURE WITH CONVEX ENDS. THE DITCH CIRCUIT SHOWS A POSSIBLE CAUSEWAY ON THE SOUTH EAST. FIELDWALKING REVEALED NO SURFACE TRACES OR FINDS. {3}, LENGTH 43M, WIDTH 19M, HTM 130M | Subjects: | General Archaeology | Temporal: | 4000BC - 2351BC | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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