Scheduled MonumentsEnglandNeolithic long barrow and Iron Age enclosure north of Grebby Hall

Neolithic long barrow and Iron Age enclosure north of Grebby Hall

England
List entry 1013907
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013907
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.08 hectares
Grid reference
TF4377269076
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Neolithic long barrow and Iron Age enclosure north of Grebby Hall is a multi-period monument located in Lincolnshire, comprising earthwork remains of two distinct archaeological phases. The site includes a Neolithic long barrow, a characteristic burial monument of the fourth and third millennia before the common era, along with later Iron Age defensive or boundary earthworks that overlie or adjoin the earlier structure. The monument demonstrates the continued significance of prehistoric sacred and territorial sites, with later Iron Age communities reusing or refortifying the landscape around the ancient burial mound. The surviving earthworks provide evidence of settlement patterns and land use across more than two millennia of prehistoric occupation in the region.

Neolithic long barrow and Iron Age enclosure north of Grebby Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013907. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Neolithic long barrow and Iron Age enclosure north of Grebby Hall?

Neolithic long barrow and Iron Age enclosure north of Grebby Hall is a multi-period monument located in Lincolnshire, comprising earthwork remains of two distinct archaeological phases. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013907.

Who is responsible for protecting Neolithic long barrow and Iron Age enclosure north of Grebby Hall?

Neolithic long barrow and Iron Age enclosure north of Grebby Hall 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 1013907.

What other scheduled monuments are near Neolithic long barrow and Iron Age enclosure north of Grebby Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long Barrow North of Thorpe Farm and adjacent Round Barrow (1.6 km), Churchyard cross, St Nicholas's churchyard (2.8 km), Old Spilsby: medieval settlement and cultivation remains south east of Partney Bridge (3.6 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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Neolithic long barrow and Iron Age enclosure north of Grebby Hall

Neolithic long barrow and Iron Age enclosure north of Grebby Hall stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Neolithic long barrow and Iron Age enclosure north of Grebby Hall

Battle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~7.8 miles