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Long Barrow north of Castlethorpe is a Neolithic burial mound situated in Lincolnshire. The monument represents the funerary practices of early farming communities in Britain, dating to the Neolithic period when such chambered or earthen long barrows served as communal burial structures. The barrow survives as an earthwork monument, preserving evidence of prehistoric settlement and ritual activity in the region. As a scheduled ancient monument, it remains an important archaeological site for understanding the material culture and social organisation of Neolithic Lincolnshire.
Long Barrow north of Castlethorpe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1476203. View the official record →
Long Barrow north of Castlethorpe is a Neolithic burial mound situated in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1476203.
Long Barrow north of Castlethorpe 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 1476203.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site 285m east of Castlethorpe House (1.4 km), Raventhorpe medieval settlement earthworks immediately south west of Raventhorpe Farm (4.6 km), Thornholme Augustinian priory (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Long Barrow north of Castlethorpe'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 north of Castlethorpe stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.