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Butterbump round barrow cemetery is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Lincolnshire, comprising a group of burial mounds characteristic of the second millennium BCE. The site consists of multiple round barrows arranged as a cemetery, reflecting the burial practices of Bronze Age communities in the East Midlands region. Such barrow cemeteries served as focal points for ritual activity and the commemoration of the dead across successive generations, with individual mounds often containing inhumations or cremations accompanied by grave goods. The monument remains an important archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement patterns and mortuary customs in Lincolnshire.
Butterbump round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003615. View the official record →
Butterbump round barrow cemetery is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Lincolnshire, comprising a group of burial mounds characteristic of the second millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003615.
Butterbump round barrow cemetery 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 1003615.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Hill: a motte castle 250m east of Hanby Hall Farm (3 km), Churchyard cross, St Thomas of Canterbury's churchyard (3.1 km), Bowl barrow at Mill Hill Quarry, 350m north west of Claxby church (4.2 km).
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