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The barrow approximately 370 metres south-west of Boucherette Farm in Lincolnshire is a composite funerary monument comprising a Neolithic long barrow with a subsequently constructed Bronze Age round barrow overlying it. The site demonstrates the continued ritual use and reoccupation of burial landscapes across multiple millennia, with the later Bronze Age community selecting the location of an earlier Neolithic mortuary monument as the focus for their own interment practice. Such superimposition of barrows is characteristic of Bronze Age burial tradition, reflecting the enduring significance of ancient monuments in the ceremonial geography of prehistoric communities. The monument's dual composition provides archaeological evidence for the continuity of burial custom and landscape memory from the Neolithic period through to the Bronze Age.
Neolithic Long Barrow and overlying Bronze Age round barrow, around 370m south-west of Boucherette Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1489741. View the official record →
The barrow approximately 370 metres south-west of Boucherette Farm in Lincolnshire is a composite funerary monument comprising a Neolithic long barrow with a subsequently constructed Bronze Age round barrow overlying it. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1489741.
Neolithic Long Barrow and overlying Bronze Age round barrow, around 370m south-west of Boucherette Farm 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 1489741.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Neolithic long barrow or mortuary enclosure with Bronze Age round barrow, 80m south of Dally Acre Bottom (3.6 km), Neolithic long barrow 280m south of Burgh Top Farm (4.7 km), Long Barrow 165m south-east of Mawers Plantation (5 km).
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