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Hiya. I don't know what can be done about the road (I don't think Lincoln needs an eastern bypass myself) but looking through the reports and comparing with maps I've knocked up this plan based on the two sites that Nigel mentioned -

http://www.stone-circles.org.uk/bypass.jpg

The google map shows what looks like several barrows to the south of the river and I've added a dashed line round where the cemetery might be but nothing shows up at the grid ref given in the report for the north side of the river so I've no idea how big the cemetery might be on that side. The road overlay of 'Route Z' on the bottom image shows that it cuts through the southern cemetery but the image is my best guess estimate (ie it's not official).

As for interested parties have you tried the following, they may have been consulted or may have further information?

- Witham Valley Archaeology Research Committee
c/o Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire
The Old School
Cameron Street
Heckington
Sleaford
Lincolnshire
NG34 9RW
or I think you might be able to reach them via this page-
http://www.lincsheritage.org/info/contact.php

-Washingborough Archaeology Group
http://www.thelovens.co.uk/wag/index.html
Their website doesn't seem to have been updated recently so I don't know if they are still operating.

-Chris

The removal of more barrows sounds depressingly familiar, coming from a place with so many I have to really sympathise with the loss of any in a place with so few. Since being banned from parking at work I now walk, it's only a mile!

Chris Collyer wrote:
Hiya. I don't know what can be done about the road (I don't think Lincoln needs an eastern bypass myself) but looking through the reports and comparing with maps I've knocked up this plan based on the two sites that Nigel mentioned -

http://www.stone-circles.org.uk/bypass.jpg

The google map shows what looks like several barrows to the south of the river and I've added a dashed line round where the cemetery might be but nothing shows up at the grid ref given in the report for the north side of the river so I've no idea how big the cemetery might be on that side. The road overlay of 'Route Z' on the bottom image shows that it cuts through the southern cemetery but the image is my best guess estimate (ie it's not official).

As for interested parties have you tried the following, they may have been consulted or may have further information?

- Witham Valley Archaeology Research Committee
c/o Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire
The Old School
Cameron Street
Heckington
Sleaford
Lincolnshire
NG34 9RW
or I think you might be able to reach them via this page-
http://www.lincsheritage.org/info/contact.php

-Washingborough Archaeology Group
http://www.thelovens.co.uk/wag/index.html
Their website doesn't seem to have been updated recently so I don't know if they are still operating.

-Chris

hi thanks a lot, the north sides fairly littered ,quite easy to spot when you walk near them, some quite mounded and also fairly sandy in design, thanks again and have a look at big round encloser at 006717 on google earth on pastscape and tell me what you think? theres also cropmarks directly to the sw, which look like they might be later. I would do a link but would'nt have a clue how to!!!!