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Summary

One of a group of Neolithic long barrows to the north-west of Claxby St Andrew, known as Deadmen's Graves.

Full description

One of a group of Neolithic long barrows to the north-west of Claxby St Andrew, known as Deadmen's Graves. This barrow is visible as an earthwork, on aerial photography examined as part of the National Mapping Programme. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}{7}{8}

Neolithic long barrow 495m north of Moon Wood, also known as Deadmen's Graves 2. It stands as a prominent earthwork clearly visible from the public highway. It is located 50m above sea level, below the summit of a spur above the source of the Burlands Beck. The barrow is aligned east to west, is approximately 57m long by 18m wide and stands to a height of some 2m at the eastern end, decreasing over its length to c.0.3m in the south. A small chalk pit has encroached upon the mound's central section, but otherwise the mound remains largely intact and there has been no interference at the eastern end which will retain the highest concentration of mortuary evidence. Material for the mound would have been quarried from an encircling causewayed ditch and although this ditch is not now visible, it is thought to survive buried beneath the present ground surface. {9}{10}{11}{12}

<1> C.W. Phillips, 1935, 'The Present State of Archaeology in Lincolnshire: Part 2' in the Archaeological Journal, vol.91, p.163 (Article in Serial). SLI323.

<2> Jeffrey May, 1976, Prehistoric Lincolnshire, p.45 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1091.

<3> Lincolnshire County Council, Sites and Monuments Record Card Index, TF 47 SW: H (Index). SLI2881.

<4> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Card Index, TF 47 SW: 7 (Index). SLI2344.

<5> 1946-98, RCHME, 5166/27 (Aerial Photograph). SLI193.

<6> Aerial Photograph, OS/73030 456 (23/03/1973) (Aerial Photograph). SLI89.

<7> Aerial Photograph, NMR TF4472_3_382 (16/04/1977) (Aerial Photograph). SLI89.

<8> Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1992-1996, Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme, TF4471: LI.112.1.1 (Map). SLI3613.

<9> HBMC, AM 7, SAM 73 (Scheduling Record). SLI4166.

<10> ENGLISH HERITAGE, 1996, REVISED SCHEDULING DOCUMENT 27874, MPP 23 (Scheduling Record). SLI4312.

<11> Dilwyn Jones, 1998, 'Long Barrows and Neolithic Elongated Enclosures in Lincolnshire: An Analysis of the Air Photographic Evidence' in Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, vol.64, pp.83-114, no.8 (Article in Serial). SLI5407.

<12> Dilwyn Jones, 1998, Gazetteer of Neolithic Elongated Enclosures and Extant Long Barrows in (Historic) Lincolnshire, no.8 (Index). SLI2302.

Monument Types

• LONG BARROW (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument

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