Round barrows and ring ditches 530m south east of Barlings Abbey: part of Barlings-Stainfield barrow cemetery

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History & significance

Round barrows and ring ditches 530m south east of Barlings Abbey is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the Barlings-Stainfield barrow cemetery in Lincolnshire. The site comprises multiple earthwork features typical of Bronze Age burial practice, with the circular mounds and associated ring ditches indicating substantial communal or high-status funerary activity. Located in the flat terrain of the Lincolnshire fenland margin, the barrow cemetery represents an important concentration of prehistoric burial monuments that would have served the local population over several centuries during the Bronze Age period. The surviving earthworks preserve evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and religious practice in this region, demonstrating the significance of the landscape for ceremonial and mortuary purposes.

Round barrows and ring ditches 530m south east of Barlings Abbey: part of Barlings-Stainfield barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009989. View the official record →

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