Monument record MLI87416 - Probable Round Barrow Cemetery and Mortuary Enclosure, Scopwick
Summary
Cropmarks of a probable Bronze Age round barrow cemetery with a potential Neolithic mortuary enclosure, on land to the north-west of Scopwick.
Type and Period (4)
- BARROW CEMETERY (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- ENCLOSURE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- MORTUARY ENCLOSURE ? (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Cropmarks of a probable Bronze Age round barrow cemetery with a potential Neolithic mortuary enclosure, on land to the north-west of Scopwick. Identified on aerial photography examined as part of the National Mapping Programme. The visible cropmarks comprise a circular, double-ditched barrow measuring roughly 28m in diameter, and with traces of a central mound (at TF 0627 5822). To the north-west of this are two single-ditched circular barrows, both roughly 20m in diameter (at TF 0622 5825 and TF 0620 5832), with a smaller 8m diameter barrow lying between them (at TF 0620 6828). Fragments of further ditches to the immediate west of these barrows may potentially form part of a former enclosure. To the east of the barrows is a rectangular ditched enclosure, measuring roughly 32m by 20m, and thought to eb the potential remains of a Neolithic mortuary enclosure. Cropmarks of an internal sub-circular enclosure, measuring roughly 10m in diameter, show inside the western end of the rectilinear enclosure. A ditch cutting across the rectilinear feature is thought to form part of a later, overlying field system (see MLI87417). There is the possibility that a mid 19th century reference to a probable round barrow located near Scopwick may be refering to this site (see MLI86755). {1}
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TF0658: LI.880.9.1-7.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0626 5827 (248m by 159m) Estimated from Sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SCOPWICK, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Nov 18 2025 2:53PM
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