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Bully Hill long barrow, 300m ENE of Bully Hill Farm

England
List entry 1013905
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013905
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.23 hectares
Grid reference
TF1706792544
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bully Hill long barrow is a Neolithic burial monument located approximately three hundred metres north-east of Bully Hill Farm in Lincolnshire. The barrow takes the form of an elongated earthwork characteristic of long barrows constructed during the early Neolithic period, typically between around 4000 and 3000 BC. Such monuments served as communal burial places and represent some of the earliest monumental architecture in Britain. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England as an ancient scheduled monument, reflecting its archaeological significance as evidence of early Neolithic funerary practices and settlement patterns in the East Midlands region.

Bully Hill long barrow, 300m ENE of Bully Hill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013905. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bully Hill long barrow, 300m ENE of Bully Hill Farm?

Bully Hill long barrow is a Neolithic burial monument located approximately three hundred metres north-east of Bully Hill Farm in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013905.

Who is responsible for protecting Bully Hill long barrow, 300m ENE of Bully Hill Farm?

Bully Hill long barrow, 300m ENE of Bully Hill Farm 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 1013905.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bully Hill long barrow, 300m ENE of Bully Hill Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of the Medieval Settlement of West Wykeham (6.2 km), Neolithic long barrow or mortuary enclosure with Bronze Age round barrow, 80m south of Dally Acre Bottom (6.5 km), Remains of the Medieval Settlement of East Wykeham (7 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
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Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
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LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Remains of the Medieval Settlement of West Wykeham
6.2 km
Neolithic long barrow or mortuary enclosure with Bronze Age round barrow, 80m south of Dally Acre Bottom
6.5 km
Remains of the Medieval Settlement of East Wykeham
7 km
Bleasby medieval village
8.5 km
Neolithic long barrow 280m south of Burgh Top Farm
8.7 km
Churchyard cross, St Cornelius's churchyard
8.9 km
Long Barrow 165m south-east of Mawers Plantation
9 km
Bowl barrow 420m ESE of South Walk Farm
9.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bully Hill long barrow, 300m ENE of Bully Hill Farm

Bully Hill long barrow, 300m ENE of Bully Hill Farm stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bully Hill long barrow, 300m ENE of Bully Hill Farm

LincolnRoman town · ~17.7 milesBattle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~17.3 miles
Domesday entry for Kirmond, Lincolnshire →
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