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Beacon Plantation is a Neolithic long barrow situated in Lincolnshire, England, dating to the early Neolithic period. The monument represents the funerary practices of early farming communities who inhabited the region during the fourth millennium before the present era. Long barrows of this type typically served as communal burial monuments, constructed with earth and stone to cover human remains and grave goods. The barrow at Beacon Plantation survives as a substantial earthwork, forming part of the important archaeological record of Neolithic settlement and ritual activity in the Lincolnshire landscape.
Neolithic long barrow in Beacon Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013888. View the official record →
Beacon Plantation is a Neolithic long barrow situated in Lincolnshire, England, dating to the early Neolithic period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013888.
Neolithic long barrow in Beacon Plantation 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 1013888.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Neolithic long barrow 650m south of Langton Grange Cottage (6.3 km), Neolithic long barrow 465m north-west of Dexthorpe (6.6 km), Settlement site (7.1 km).
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