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Two Neolithic long barrows 590m north-east of Thorn Covert, West Ashby, is a Scheduled Ancient Monument comprising a pair of funerary monuments dating to the Neolithic period. These earthworks represent important evidence of early agricultural communities in Lincolnshire and their burial practices during the fourth and third millennia BC. The barrows survive as substantial soil and chalk earthworks characteristic of the long barrow monument type, which typically served as communal burial chambers for multiple interments. Their location in the fenland margins of Lincolnshire reflects the settlement patterns of Neolithic populations exploiting both upland and wetland resources in the region.
Two Neolithic long barrows 590m north-east of Thorn Covert, West Ashby is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013915. View the official record →
Two Neolithic long barrows 590m north-east of Thorn Covert, West Ashby, is a Scheduled Ancient Monument comprising a pair of funerary monuments dating to the Neolithic period.
Two Neolithic long barrows 590m north-east of Thorn Covert, West Ashby 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 1013915.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long barrow south of Scamblesby (3.2 km), Shearman's Wath henge, 330m north of Thimbleby Mill (3.5 km), St Peter's Church (4.3 km).
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Two Neolithic long barrows 590m north-east of Thorn Covert, West Ashby stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.