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| Name: | BOWL BARROW 210 M SOUTH SOUTH WEST OF THE LIMES |
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| HER Number: | MLI34842 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
BOWL BARROW 210 M SOUTH SOUTH WEST OF THE LIMES
| Grid Reference: | TF 117 347 |
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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 25 M IN DIAMETER AND STANDING ABOUT 1.5 M HIGH. THE MOUND IS ENCIRCLED BY A DITCH EXCEPT TO THE AEAST WHERE THE ROADSIDE DITCH CUTS THE SITE. THERE IS A SECOND BARROW IMMEDIATELY TO THE SOUTH EAST (SAM 20810; PRN 34841). THE SCHEDULING INCLUDES A 2 M BOUNDARY AROUND THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURES. THE FIELD BOUNDARY FENCE ON THE EAST AND THE REMAINS OF AN OLDER FENCE ARE EXCLUDED. {1} THESE TWO MOUNDS MAY HAVE BEEN USED AS ARCHERY BUTTS AT A LATER DATE (SEE 32844; 32845)
<1> ENGLISH HERITAGE, 1994, SCHEDULING DOCUMENT 21471, MPP 22 (Scheduling Record). SLI4344.
<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 21471. 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) |
| MLI32841 | Related to: RIDGE AND FURROW (Monument) |
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