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Ash Holt long barrow is a Neolithic burial monument located in Lincolnshire, England. The barrow represents a characteristic form of communal tomb construction from the early Neolithic period, reflecting the monumental burial practices of farming communities in prehistoric Britain. The monument survives as an earthwork, though like many long barrows its original structural details and extent have been subject to degradation and modification over millennia. Long barrows of this type typically contained human remains and grave goods, serving as focal points for ancestral veneration within early agricultural societies.
Ash Holt long barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013890. View the official record →
Ash Holt long barrow is a Neolithic burial monument located in Lincolnshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013890.
Ash Holt long barrow is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1013890.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of medieval nunnery and settlement, Orford (6.6 km), Long Barrow 275m west of South Farm (7.3 km), Neolithic long barrow 400m south-south-west of Stainton Hall (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ash Holt long barrow's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Ash Holt long barrow stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.