Neolithic long barrow 480m south east of Acre House

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History & significance

The long barrow located 480 metres south-east of Acre House in Lincolnshire is a Neolithic monument dating to the fourth millennium before the present. Long barrows of this period served as communal burial structures and represent some of the earliest monumental architecture in Britain, reflecting the emergence of settled agricultural communities. The earthwork would originally have comprised an elongated mound constructed from chalk or stone rubble, though its present condition reflects considerable degradation over nearly six thousand years. Such monuments are archaeologically significant as repositories of human remains and grave goods that illuminate the burial practices, social organisation and material culture of Britain's earliest farming communities.

Neolithic long barrow 480m south east of Acre House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017247. View the official record →

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