Monument record M4850 - Barrow cemetery, Mattersey & Lound

Summary

BARROW CEMETERY? (Bronze Age)

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 69337 87607 (380m by 584m)
Map sheet SK68NE
District Bassetlaw
Civil Parish Lound, Bassetlaw
Civil Parish Mattersey, Bassetlaw

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

2 round enclosures, also 1 or 2 which are D-shaped. Associated with these enclosures are linear features and a probable pit alignment. To the W is a double ditched winding linear feature (see L 4849). (1)
4 circles with diameters from 16.0m to 25.0m. One circle, joined to a field boundary, may be a barrow or ritual circle. (2)
Morph: 133.17.1 Roman field system, 133.18.1-3 Bronze Age ditch. (3)
"Barrows" shown, S of "Blakaw Hill". 3 to W of Mattersey Road and 4 to E. Also "Antient Incampment" to S.(4)
See L 4849 - cropmarks to SW, L 4851,2 - to S. See SMR map.


Data Held: Aerial Photograph (Aerial photograph). SNT2645.

2 BW prints, NLAP SK 6987/19,24, SMR

<1> Riley DN, Air photos (Aerial photograph). SNT1194.

Other Refs: NLAP SK 6987/19, 24 (DNR 1554/15,20)

<2> Riley DN, 1980, Early Landscapes from the Air, pp 21, 24, 45, 53, 69, 116, 117, map 20 (Published document). SNT1197.

<3> RCHME, National Mapping Programme, Notts - Morph Data (Unknown). SNT1470.

<4> Chapman J, 1774, Nottinghamshire - approx 1in (Map). SNT550.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • --- Aerial photograph: Data Held: Aerial Photograph.
  • <1> Aerial photograph: Riley DN. Air photos.
  • <2> Published document: Riley DN. 1980. Early Landscapes from the Air. pp 21, 24, 45, 53, 69, 116, 117, map 20.
  • <3> Unknown: RCHME. National Mapping Programme, Notts - Morph Data.
  • <4> Map: Chapman J. 1774. Nottinghamshire - approx 1in.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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