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Neolithic long barrow 495m north of Moon Wood

England

List entry 1013923

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1013923

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.26 hectares

Grid reference

TF4458171894

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

The Neolithic long barrow 495m north of Moon Wood is a prehistoric burial monument located in Lincolnshire, England. Long barrows of this type date to the Neolithic period, typically constructed between approximately 4000 and 3000 BC, and served as communal burial chambers for early farming communities. The monument is designated as a heritage asset of national importance, reflecting its archaeological significance as evidence of early settlement and burial practices in the region. Such earthworks typically comprise an elongated mound, often with a stone or timber burial chamber at one end, though the specific structural details of this individual example would require direct archaeological survey to establish with precision.

Neolithic long barrow 495m north of Moon Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013923. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Neolithic long barrow 495m north of Moon Wood?

The Neolithic long barrow 495m north of Moon Wood is a prehistoric burial monument located in Lincolnshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013923.

Who is responsible for protecting Neolithic long barrow 495m north of Moon Wood?

Neolithic long barrow 495m north of Moon Wood 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 1013923.

What other scheduled monuments are near Neolithic long barrow 495m north of Moon Wood?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Neolithic long barrow and Iron Age enclosure north of Grebby Hall (2.9 km), Castle Hill: a motte castle 250m east of Hanby Hall Farm (3.7 km), Churchyard cross, St Nicholas's churchyard (5 km).

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Overview

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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

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

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Legal

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Neolithic long barrow and Iron Age enclosure north of Grebby Hall

2.9 km

Castle Hill: a motte castle 250m east of Hanby Hall Farm

3.7 km

Churchyard cross, St Nicholas's churchyard

5 km

Old Spilsby: medieval settlement and cultivation remains south east of Partney Bridge

6.1 km

Manor Farm moated site

6.6 km

Bratoft Hall moated site, 550m north of Manor Farm

7 km

Spilsby market cross

7.2 km

Churchyard cross, Old Church

8 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Neolithic long barrow 495m north of Moon Wood

Neolithic long barrow 495m north of Moon Wood stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Neolithic long barrow 495m north of Moon Wood

Battle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~8.5 miles

Domesday entry for Skendleby, Lincolnshire →

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