Scheduled Monuments›England›Giants' Hill I, a Neolithic long barrow 575m north-west of Skendleby Lodge Farm

Giants' Hill I, a Neolithic long barrow 575m north-west of Skendleby Lodge Farm

England
List entry 1014832
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014832
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.21 hectares
Grid reference
TF4287071101
Boundary

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)

Overview

History & significance

Giants' Hill I is a Neolithic long barrow situated approximately 575 metres north-west of Skendleby Lodge Farm in Lincolnshire. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents a type of communal burial structure characteristic of early agricultural societies in Britain. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound and constitutes an important archaeological record of Neolithic funerary practices and settlement patterns in the East Midlands region.

Giants' Hill I, a Neolithic long barrow 575m north-west of Skendleby Lodge Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014832. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Giants' Hill I, a Neolithic long barrow 575m north-west of Skendleby Lodge Farm?

Giants' Hill I is a Neolithic long barrow situated approximately 575 metres north-west of Skendleby Lodge Farm in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014832.

Who is responsible for protecting Giants' Hill I, a Neolithic long barrow 575m north-west of Skendleby Lodge Farm?

Giants' Hill I, a Neolithic long barrow 575m north-west of Skendleby Lodge 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 1014832.

What other scheduled monuments are near Giants' Hill I, a Neolithic long barrow 575m north-west of Skendleby Lodge Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long Barrow North of Thorpe Farm and adjacent Round Barrow (1 km), Neolithic long barrow and Iron Age enclosure north of Grebby Hall (2.2 km), Ring Holt bowl barrow (2.6 km).

Unlimited access

Everything a full report reveals about Giants' Hill I, a Neolithic long barrow 575m north-west of Skendleby Lodge Farm

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Giants' Hill I, a Neolithic long barrow 575m north-west of Skendleby Lodge Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
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
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
First month just £4.99, then £9.99 a month. Unlimited locations, cancel anytime.

Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.

Start your Giants' Hill I, a Neolithic long barrow 575m north-west of Skendleby Lodge Farm report
Or see a real report first
Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Long Barrow North of Thorpe Farm and adjacent Round Barrow
1 km
Neolithic long barrow and Iron Age enclosure north of Grebby Hall
2.2 km
Ring Holt bowl barrow
2.6 km
Churchyard cross, St Nicholas's churchyard
3.3 km
Old Spilsby: medieval settlement and cultivation remains south east of Partney Bridge
4.4 km
Castle Hill: a motte castle 250m east of Hanby Hall Farm
5 km
Spilsby market cross
5.6 km
Eresby Hall: the remains of a post-medieval house and gardens overlying a medieval manor house
6.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Giants' Hill I, a Neolithic long barrow 575m north-west of Skendleby Lodge Farm

Giants' Hill I, a Neolithic long barrow 575m north-west of Skendleby Lodge Farm stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Giants' Hill I, a Neolithic long barrow 575m north-west of Skendleby Lodge Farm

Battle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~7.4 miles
Domesday entry for Skendleby, Lincolnshire →
All Scheduled Monuments