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Long barrow in Valley Plantation is a Neolithic burial monument located in Lincolnshire, England. The site represents the type of communal burial structure characteristic of the early Neolithic period, typically constructed during the fourth millennium BCE. The barrow survives as an earthwork within Valley Plantation, preserving evidence of prehistoric funerary practice and settlement patterns in the East Midlands. Its designation as a listed monument reflects its importance as an archaeological resource for understanding Neolithic society and land use in the region.
Long barrow in Valley Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015874. View the official record →
Long barrow in Valley Plantation is a Neolithic burial monument located in Lincolnshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015874.
Long barrow in Valley 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 1015874.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Neolithic long barrow 350m south-west of Sycamore Farm (5.8 km), Bully Hill long barrow, 300m ENE of Bully Hill Farm (6.7 km), Bully Hill bowl barrow, 550m ESE of Bully Hill Farm (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Long barrow in Valley Plantation's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Long barrow in Valley Plantation stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.