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Cock Hill, Saxon burial mound

England
List entry 1003609
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003609
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.08 hectares
Grid reference
TF 49936 65010
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cock Hill is a Saxon burial mound located in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the archaeological landscape of early medieval funerary practice in the region. The mound represents a significant example of Anglo-Saxon burial tradition, dating to the early medieval period when such earthen monuments served as prominent markers for high-status graves. The site is recorded in the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1003609, reflecting its archaeological importance and protected status. Though the mound has been subject to the effects of time and land use, it remains a notable surviving example of Saxon mortuary archaeology in Lincolnshire.

Cock Hill, Saxon burial mound is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003609. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Cock Hill, Saxon burial mound?

Cock Hill is a Saxon burial mound located in Lincolnshire, England, forming part of the archaeological landscape of early medieval funerary practice in the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003609.

Who is responsible for protecting Cock Hill, Saxon burial mound?

Cock Hill, Saxon burial mound 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 1003609.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cock Hill, Saxon burial mound?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Manor Farm moated site (2.3 km), Bratoft Hall moated site, 550m north of Manor Farm (2.7 km), Castle Hill: a motte castle 250m east of Hanby Hall Farm (5.3 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Manor Farm moated site
2.3 km
Bratoft Hall moated site, 550m north of Manor Farm
2.7 km
Castle Hill: a motte castle 250m east of Hanby Hall Farm
5.3 km
Churchyard cross, St Mary's churchyard, Winthorpe
6 km
Wainfleet All Saints market cross
6 km
The Magdalen College School
6.2 km
Churchyard cross, St Nicholas's churchyard
6.6 km
Churchyard cross, St Mary's churchyard
6.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cock Hill, Saxon burial mound

Cock Hill, Saxon burial mound stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Cock Hill, Saxon burial mound

Battle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~11.8 miles
Domesday entry for Burgh, Lincolnshire →
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