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Long Barrow 360m south of Black Plantation

England
List entry 1489358
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1489358
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.11 hectares
Grid reference
TF2824684617
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Long Barrow 360m south of Black Plantation is a Neolithic burial monument located in Lincolnshire, England. The barrow is a characteristic example of the long barrow tradition of earthwork construction that flourished during the early Neolithic period, roughly between 4000 and 3000 BCE. Such monuments typically served as communal burial sites, reflecting the monumental investment and labour organisation of early farming communities in prehistoric Britain. The survival of this earthwork as an archaeological feature contributes to our understanding of Neolithic settlement patterns and burial practices in the East Midlands region.

Long Barrow 360m south of Black Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1489358. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Long Barrow 360m south of Black Plantation?

Long Barrow 360m south of Black Plantation is a Neolithic burial monument located in Lincolnshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1489358.

Who is responsible for protecting Long Barrow 360m south of Black Plantation?

Long Barrow 360m south of Black Plantation 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 1489358.

What other scheduled monuments are near Long Barrow 360m south of Black Plantation?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tathwell long barrow, 350m NNW of the junction of Horncastle Road and New Lane (2.6 km), Bowl barrow 600m WSW of New Buildings (2.8 km), Neolithic long barrow and two Bronze Age bowl barrows north of Cold Harbour Farm (3.1 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
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
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Tathwell long barrow, 350m NNW of the junction of Horncastle Road and New Lane
2.6 km
Bowl barrow 600m WSW of New Buildings
2.8 km
Neolithic long barrow and two Bronze Age bowl barrows north of Cold Harbour Farm
3.1 km
Long Barrow north-east of Stonepit Covert
3.3 km
Long barrow east of Cold Harbour Farm
3.3 km
Moated site NW of Tathwell Cottage
3.5 km
Bowl barrow cemetery on Bully Hill
5.3 km
Neolithic Long Barrow 550m WNW of Water Tower Cottage
6.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Long Barrow 360m south of Black Plantation

Long Barrow 360m south of Black Plantation stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Long Barrow 360m south of Black Plantation

LincolnRoman town · ~20.6 milesBattle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~10.1 miles
Domesday entry for Withcall, Lincolnshire →
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