Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMound S of Sand Lane

Mound S of Sand Lane

England
List entry 1003477
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003477
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.54 hectares
Grid reference
SK 83067 65093
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Mound S of Sand Lane is a prehistoric earthwork located in Nottinghamshire. The mound forms part of a significant group of Bronze Age burial mounds in the region and represents an important archaeological resource for understanding ritual and mortuary practices of the early second millennium BCE. The monument consists of an earthen mound whose precise dimensions and condition reflect both its original construction and subsequent erosion and land use over millennia. Its survival as a scheduled monument reflects its archaeological value as a source of evidence for Bronze Age settlement and ceremonial activity in the East Midlands.

Mound S of Sand Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003477. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Mound S of Sand Lane?

Mound S of Sand Lane is a prehistoric earthwork located in Nottinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003477.

Who is responsible for protecting Mound S of Sand Lane?

Mound S of Sand Lane 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 1003477.

What other scheduled monuments are near Mound S of Sand Lane?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman camp 750m east of Church Cottages (6.4 km), Langford medieval village, including moat and open field system, 450m north west of Elmtree Farm (6.5 km), Crococalana Roman town (6.9 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Mound S of Sand Lane

Mound S of Sand Lane stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.