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The Neolithic long mortuary enclosure and Bronze Age bowl barrows north of Otby Top Farm in Lincolnshire form a scheduled ancient monument of considerable archaeological importance, demonstrating continuity of burial and ceremonial practice across multiple millennia. The long mortuary enclosure, characteristic of Neolithic funerary monuments, represents the earlier phase of ritual activity on the site, likely dating to the fourth or third millennium before the present. The two Bronze Age bowl barrows, constructed in the subsequent Bronze Age period, exemplify the round mound burial tradition that superseded linear funerary monuments. Together these features illustrate the development of burial custom and the sustained ritual significance of this Lincolnshire landscape from the Neolithic through the Bronze Age.
Neolithic long mortuary enclosure and two Bronze Age bowl barrows immediately north of Otby Top Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018862. View the official record →
The Neolithic long mortuary enclosure and Bronze Age bowl barrows north of Otby Top Farm in Lincolnshire form a scheduled ancient monument of considerable archaeological importance, demonstrating continuity of burial and ceremonial practice across multiple millennia. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018862.
Neolithic long mortuary enclosure and two Bronze Age bowl barrows immediately north of Otby Top 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 1018862.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Neolithic long barrow, 720m east of Otby House (1.8 km), Neolithic long barrow 300m ESE of Walesby Top Farm (2.8 km), Neolithic long barrow 830m south west of Nimbleton Plantation (3.2 km).
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