Scheduled MonumentsEnglandLong Barrow and Round Barrow 540m north-west of Goody Orchin Plantation

Long Barrow and Round Barrow 540m north-west of Goody Orchin Plantation

England
List entry 1489372
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1489372
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.72 hectares
Grid reference
TF1494793638
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Long Barrow and Round Barrow 540m north-west of Goody Orchin Plantation is a scheduled monument comprising two distinct burial mounds located in Lincolnshire. The site consists of a Neolithic long barrow and an adjacent Bronze Age round barrow, representing successive periods of ritual burial practice spanning several millennia. The long barrow represents the earlier Neolithic tradition of communal burial monuments, whilst the round barrow demonstrates the shift towards individual or small-group interment characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice. The juxtaposition of these two monument types on a single site provides archaeological evidence of long-term continuity in the use of this landscape for burial purposes.

Long Barrow and Round Barrow 540m north-west of Goody Orchin Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1489372. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Long Barrow and Round Barrow 540m north-west of Goody Orchin Plantation?

Long Barrow and Round Barrow 540m north-west of Goody Orchin Plantation is a scheduled monument comprising two distinct burial mounds located in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1489372.

Who is responsible for protecting Long Barrow and Round Barrow 540m north-west of Goody Orchin Plantation?

Long Barrow and Round Barrow 540m north-west of Goody Orchin 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 1489372.

What other scheduled monuments are near Long Barrow and Round Barrow 540m north-west of Goody Orchin Plantation?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Neolithic long barrow 300m ESE of Walesby Top Farm (1 km), Bully Hill long barrow, 300m ENE of Bully Hill Farm (2.4 km), Bully Hill bowl barrow, 550m ESE of Bully Hill Farm (2.7 km).

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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
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Historical Maps
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Long Barrow and Round Barrow 540m north-west of Goody Orchin Plantation

Long Barrow and Round Barrow 540m north-west of Goody Orchin Plantation stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Long Barrow and Round Barrow 540m north-west of Goody Orchin Plantation

LincolnRoman town · ~17.4 milesBattle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~18.6 miles