The site of a Bronze Age (2600-600BC) round barrow, a mound usually constructed to cover a human burial. The barrow has been partially excavated but survives as an earthwork. It is situated 300m north of the junction of Hinckley Road and Gipsey Lane.
Findspot - a flint scatter comprising Mesolithic and Neolithic flint artefacts was found 100m east of Hinckley Road.
Two possible round barrows, circular mounds of earth usually built to conceal a burial. The barrows are thought to be of Bronze Age date. They are partially visible as earthworks and are situated 400m east of Hinckley Road.
The possible site of a ring ditch of Neolithic or Bronze Age date. It is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. The ring ditch is situated 100m south west of Smockington.
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