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Neolithic long barrow 465m north-west of Dexthorpe

England
List entry 1015770
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015770
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.27 hectares
Grid reference
TF4021771733
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

A Neolithic long barrow is a burial mound situated approximately 465 metres north-west of Dexthorpe in Lincolnshire. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents a characteristic form of communal burial architecture typical of early farming communities in Britain. Long barrows of this type were constructed as earthen or stone mounds, often with internal chambers, and served as focal points for ritual activity and the interment of multiple individuals over extended periods. The barrow at this location forms part of the significant concentration of prehistoric funerary monuments in Lincolnshire, reflecting the region's importance during the early Neolithic occupation of the English landscape.

Neolithic long barrow 465m north-west of Dexthorpe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015770. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Neolithic long barrow 465m north-west of Dexthorpe?

A Neolithic long barrow is a burial mound situated approximately 465 metres north-west of Dexthorpe in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015770.

Who is responsible for protecting Neolithic long barrow 465m north-west of Dexthorpe?

Neolithic long barrow 465m north-west of Dexthorpe 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 1015770.

What other scheduled monuments are near Neolithic long barrow 465m north-west of Dexthorpe?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long Barrow North of Thorpe Farm and adjacent Round Barrow (2.8 km), Churchyard cross, St Nicholas's churchyard (3.5 km), Neolithic long barrow and Iron Age enclosure north of Grebby Hall (4.4 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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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Long Barrow North of Thorpe Farm and adjacent Round Barrow
2.8 km
Churchyard cross, St Nicholas's churchyard
3.5 km
Neolithic long barrow and Iron Age enclosure north of Grebby Hall
4.4 km
Old Spilsby: medieval settlement and cultivation remains south east of Partney Bridge
4.5 km
Spilsby market cross
5.6 km
Bowl barrow 800m north east of the Manor House
6.4 km
Eresby Hall: the remains of a post-medieval house and gardens overlying a medieval manor house
6.5 km
Churchyard cross, St Peter's churchyard
8.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Neolithic long barrow 465m north-west of Dexthorpe

Neolithic long barrow 465m north-west of Dexthorpe stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Neolithic long barrow 465m north-west of Dexthorpe

Battle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~5.9 miles
Domesday entry for Dexthorpe, Lincolnshire →
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