Scheduled MonumentsEnglandLong barrow in Valley Plantation

Long barrow in Valley Plantation

England
List entry 1015874
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015874
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.08 hectares
Grid reference
TF2053898237
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Long barrow in Valley Plantation?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Long barrow in Valley Plantation?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Long barrow in Valley Plantation?

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).

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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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Long barrow in Valley Plantation

Long barrow in Valley Plantation stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Long barrow in Valley Plantation

LincolnRoman town · ~21.8 milesBattle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~19.6 miles