Site of a round barrow, Burgh on Bain

Reference Name MLI40577

Name:
Site of a round barrow, Burgh on Bain

Summary:
Site of a round barrow, Burgh on Bain

Location:
BURGH ON BAIN, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

Description:
PRN 40577 (includes former PRN40612 which has been deleted).
Possible round barrow, 24 paces across and 6 feet high. This feature has been levelled and its site is now occupied by an airfield runway.{1}{2}
An excavation of the barrow was carried out by Mrs A. Grimes for the Ministry of Works prior to the construction of Ludford Magna RAF airfield in 1942. The barrow was levelled during the building of the airfield. {5}{6}{7}{8}

Sources:
1 Index: Ordnance Survey. Burgh on Bain O.S. cards. BURGH ON BAIN. TF28NW1,1951, E.A.
2 Index: Burgh on Bain SMR cards. BURGH ON BAIN. TF28NW:G,1983, D.E.S.
3 Map: OS. 1956. OS 6 INCH SERIES. TF28NW
4 Map: PHILLIPS, C.W.. 1929. OS 6 INCH SERIES. TF28NW
5 Bibliographic reference: MAY, J.. 1976. PREHISTORIC LINCOLNSHIRE. P 77
6 Index: SMR FILE. LUDFORD. Excavation plans in Ludford Parish file
7 Index: OS CARD INDEX. LUDFORD. TF28NW: 16, (Ludford)
8 Article in serial: O'NEIL, B.H.. 1948. 'War and Archaeology' in Antiquaries Journal. vol.28, p.27