List of historic sites in Lincolnshire

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This is a list of all of the notable historic sites in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, England.

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Stone Age (Neolithic)

NameDescriptionLocationDateConservation StatusNotes
Ash Hill Long barrow Swinhope Scheduled Ancient Monument
Ash Holt Long barrow Swallow Scheduled Ancient Monument
Beacon Plantation Long barrow Walmsgate Scheduled Ancient Monument
Burgh on Bain Long barrow Burgh on Bain Scheduled Ancient Monument
Deadmen's Graves Long Barrows Claxby St Andrew Scheduled Ancient Monument
Giant's Hills Long Barrows Skendleby Scheduled Ancient Monument
Hills Brough Long barrow Normanby le Wold Scheduled Ancient Monument
Cromwell's Grave Long Barrows Hoe Hill, Swinhope Scheduled Ancient Monument
Shearman's Wath Henge West Ashby Scheduled Ancient Monument
Spellow Hills Long barrow Langton by Spilsby Scheduled Ancient Monument AKA; Hills of the Slain
Tathwell Long barrow Tathwell Scheduled Ancient Monument
Thorganby Long barrow Thorganby, Lincolnshire Scheduled Ancient Monument

Bronze Age

NameDescriptionLocationDateConservation StatusNotes
Beacon Hill Round barrow Cleethorpes Scheduled Ancient Monument
Bully Hill Round barrow Kirmond le Mire Scheduled Ancient Monument
Bully Hills Round Barrows Tathwell Scheduled Ancient Monument
Biscathorpe Round Barrows Biscathorpe Scheduled Ancient Monument
Burwell Wood Round Barrows Burwell Scheduled Ancient Monument
Buslingthorpe Round barrow Buslingthorpe Scheduled Ancient Monument
Butterbumps Round Barrows Willoughby Scheduled Ancient Monument
Cleatham Round barrow Manton Scheduled Ancient Monument
Donington on Bain Round barrow Donington on Bain Scheduled Ancient Monument
Folk Moot Round barrow Silk Willoughby Scheduled Ancient Monument
Butt Mound Round barrow Silk Willoughby Scheduled Ancient Monument
Fordington Round Barrows Fordington Scheduled Ancient Monument
Grim's Mound Round barrow Grimblethorpe Scheduled Ancient Monument
Hagworthingham Round barrow Hagworthingham Scheduled Ancient Monument
Hatcliffe Round barrow Hatcliffe Scheduled Ancient Monument
Howe Hill Round barrow Wootton Scheduled Ancient Monument
King's Hill Round barrow Bardney Scheduled Ancient Monument Possibly medieval
Ludford Round barrow Ludford Scheduled Ancient Monument
Mill Hill Round barrow Claxby St Andrew Scheduled Ancient Monument
Revesby Round Barrows Revesby, Lincolnshire Scheduled Ancient Monument
Ring Holt Round barrow Langton by Spilsby Scheduled Ancient Monument

Iron Age

Roman Britain - 43 to 410

Early Middle Ages - 410 to 1066

Later Middle Ages - 1066 to 1485

NameDescriptionLocationDateConservation StatusNotes
Barrow upon Humber CastleCastle Barrow upon Humber C11
Bolingbroke Castle Castle Bolingbroke C13-C14
Bourne Castle Castle Bourne C11
Bytham Castle Castle Castle Bytham C11
Carlton Castle Castle Reston C12
Folkingham CastleCastle Folkingham C12-C14
Goltho CastleCastle Goltho C11On earlier Saxon site
Grimsthorpe Castle Castle/Stately Home Grimsthorpe C13
Heydour CastleCastle Heydour C12
High Bridge, Lincoln Medieval Bridge with Building Lincoln Bridge c.1160, building c.1550
Hussey TowerCastle Boston C14-C15
Kingerby Castle Castle Kingerby
Kyme TowerCastle South Kyme C14
Lincoln Castle Castle Lincoln C11-C13
Lincoln Cathedral Cathedral Lincoln Built 1185–1311
Owston Ferry Castle Castle Owston Ferry C11-C12
Rochford TowerCastle Boston C15-C16
Sleaford Castle Castle Sleaford C12
Somerton Castle Castle Boothby Graffoe 1281–1305
Stamford CastleCastle Stamford C11
Tattershall Castle Castle Tattershall Originally 1231, current structure 1430
Toot HillCastle Tothill
Welbourn CastleCastle Welbourn
Withern CastleCastle Withern

Early Modern - 1485 to 1800

Modern - 1800 to present

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