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Barrow on Smeathe's Ridge is a Neolithic long barrow situated in Wiltshire, England. The monument comprises an earthen mound aligned roughly east-west, representing a form of burial architecture characteristic of the Early Neolithic period, dating to approximately 3700–3000 BCE. Such long barrows served as communal burial monuments and are among the earliest monumental structures constructed in Britain. The site remains an important example of Neolithic funerary practice and landscape use in the Wessex region.
Barrow on Smeathe's Ridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005679. View the official record →
Barrow on Smeathe's Ridge is a Neolithic long barrow situated in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005679.
Barrow on Smeathe's Ridge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005679.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in The Belt, 350m north east of Hill Barn (8.6 km), Wansdyke: section 610yds (560m) NW of Wernham Farm to 250yds (230m) SW of New Buildings (9.7 km), Bowl barrow 200m north of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery (9.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Barrow on Smeathe's Ridge's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Barrow on Smeathe's Ridge stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.