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Neolithic long barrow 575m NNW of Moon Wood

England
List entry 1013921
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013921
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.12 hectares
Grid reference
TF4442471981
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Neolithic long barrow 575m NNW of Moon Wood is a burial monument located in Lincolnshire, England, dating to the Neolithic period. Long barrows of this type represent some of the earliest monumental architecture in Britain, typically constructed during the fourth millennium BCE, and served as communal burial places for Neolithic communities. The monument exemplifies the characteristic elongated earthwork form associated with such barrows, which often contained stone or wooden burial chambers and were marked by substantial earthen mounds. Such monuments are significant archaeological indicators of early sedentary settlement patterns and ceremonial practices in prehistoric Britain.

Neolithic long barrow 575m NNW of Moon Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013921. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Neolithic long barrow 575m NNW of Moon Wood?

The Neolithic long barrow 575m NNW of Moon Wood is a burial monument located in Lincolnshire, England, dating to the Neolithic period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013921.

Who is responsible for protecting Neolithic long barrow 575m NNW of Moon Wood?

Neolithic long barrow 575m NNW 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 1013921.

What other scheduled monuments are near Neolithic long barrow 575m NNW of Moon Wood?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Neolithic long barrow and Iron Age enclosure north of Grebby Hall (3 km), Castle Hill: a motte castle 250m east of Hanby Hall Farm (3.9 km), Churchyard cross, St Nicholas's churchyard (5 km).

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Monuments
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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
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Civil War
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Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Neolithic long barrow and Iron Age enclosure north of Grebby Hall
3 km
Castle Hill: a motte castle 250m east of Hanby Hall Farm
3.9 km
Churchyard cross, St Nicholas's churchyard
5 km
Old Spilsby: medieval settlement and cultivation remains south east of Partney Bridge
6 km
Manor Farm moated site
6.7 km
Bratoft Hall moated site, 550m north of Manor Farm
7.1 km
Spilsby market cross
7.2 km
Churchyard cross, Old Church
8.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Neolithic long barrow 575m NNW of Moon Wood

Neolithic long barrow 575m NNW 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 575m NNW of Moon Wood

Battle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~8.4 miles
Domesday entry for Skendleby, Lincolnshire →
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