View of the southern end of the barrow with the pit visible in the top of the mound. This picture was taken in the late 1990's, the barrow has become so overgrown in recent years that photographing it is almost impossible.
Plan and profile of the barrow based on C. Phillips 1932
On an east facing
ridge that separates two dry valleys, the Neolithic
trapezoid mound of Ash Holt is one of the smallest long
barrows in Lincolnshire, measuring around 24 metres in length and
12 metres at its widest point, tailing off to under 6 metres towards the
north. It still stands to a height of 1.4 metres at its southern terminal,
the northern end now being only around half a metre high. Orientated southsouthwest
by northnorthest and following the contours of the land at a height of
75 metres above sea-level, it is badly overgrown and has a pit dug into
it at the southern end - there are now no signs of any ditches.
This is difficult barrow to find as it is well hidden within the small wood next to a road from Swallow to Thorganby. Park at the eastern edge of the copse and follow the line of undergrowth uphill for a short distance before heading under the trees.
This is difficult barrow to find as it is well hidden within the small wood next to a road from Swallow to Thorganby. Park at the eastern edge of the copse and follow the line of undergrowth uphill for a short distance before heading under the trees.
