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Name: | BOWL BARROW 220 M SOUTH OF THE LIMES |
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HER Number: | MLI34841 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
BOWL BARROW 220 M SOUTH OF THE LIMES
Grid Reference: | TF 118 346 |
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Map Sheet: | TF13SW |
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Parish: | HORBLING, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
THE BARROW IS VISIBLE AS AN EARTHEN MOUND APPROXIMATELY 27 M IN DIAMETER AND STANDING ABOUT 2 M HIGH. THE MOUND IS ENCIRCLED BY A DITCH WHICH IS WATERLOGGED IN ITS LOWEST LEVELS. LATER CULTIVATION AROUND THE BARROW HAS CAUSED A BUILD UP OF SOIL ON THE NORTH AND EAST SIDE OF THE DITCH, FORMING A SLIGHT RIDGE WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE SCHEDULING. THE FACT THAT THIS RIDGE IS RESPECTED BY THE LATER AGRICULTURAL USE OF THE AREA SHOWS THAT THE MOUND HAS REMINED A FEATURE IN THE LOCAL LANDSCAPE FOR SOME CONSIDERABLE TIME. THE SCHEDULING INCLUDES A 2 METRE BOUNDARY AROUND THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURES. THE FIELD BOUNDARY TO THE WEST AND ENCLOSURE FENCES ON THE EAST ARE EXCLUDED. {1} THERE IS A SECOND BARROW IMMEDIATELY TO THE NORTH WEST (SAM 21471; PRN 34842). THESE TWO MOUNDS MAY HAVE BEEN USED AS ARCHERY BUTTS AT A LATER DATE (SEE 32844; 32845).
<1> ENGLISH HERITAGE, 1994, SCHEDULING DOCUMENT 20810, MPP 22 (Scheduling Record). SLI4335.
<2> WENT, C., 1995, PARISH FILE, - (Photograph). SLI3843.
Monument Types
- BOWL BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
<1> | Scheduling Record: ENGLISH HERITAGE. 1994. SCHEDULING DOCUMENT 20810. MPP 22. |
<2> | Photograph: WENT, C.. 1995. PARISH FILE. HORBLING. -. |
Related records
MLI32844 | Related to: One of two mounds which may have been archery butts (Monument) |
MLI32845 | Related to: One of two mounds which may have been archery butts (Monument) |
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