Monument record M4278 - POSSIBLE BARROW AT BESTHORPE
Summary
ROUND BARROW? (Bronze Age)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 83078 65064 (107m by 106m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SK86NW |
| District | Newark |
| Civil Parish | Besthorpe, Newark |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Mound depicted but not described. (1)
Oval mound 75m x 45m x 6m high. 2 smaller oval mounds nearby. (2)
The mound is an irregular E-W sandy ridge 3.5m high, the result of sand digging on either side. Not an antiquity. (3)
Main mound depicted. (4)
See L8668 for pottery.
<1> OS, 1955, 6in 1955 (Map). SNT1069.
<2> Posnansky, 1956, Some considerations on the Pleistocene Chronology and Prehistory of Part of the East Midlands - Phd Thesis, p 355 (Unpublished document). SNT1153.
<3> Seaman BH, 1974, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT1252.
<4> OS, 1919, 1:2500, County Series 1919 (Map). SNT1028.
Other Refs: 26/5
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SNT1069 Map: OS. 1955. 6in 1955.
- <2> SNT1153 Unpublished document: Posnansky. 1956. Some considerations on the Pleistocene Chronology and Prehistory of Part of the East Midlands - Phd Thesis. p 355.
- <3> SNT1252 Personal comment: Seaman BH. 1974. Pers Comm.
- <4> SNT1028 Map: OS. 1919. 1:2500, County Series 1919.
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Record last edited
Jan 19 2023 7:34PM
