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Belas Knap is a Neolithic long barrow situated in the Cotswolds near Winchcombe in Gloucestershire, dating to approximately 3500 to 2500 BCE. The monument comprises an earthen mound approximately 58 metres in length, oriented north-south, with a distinctive false entrance on its northern face and a genuine burial chamber accessed from the south. The barrow contained the skeletal remains of multiple inhumations, indicating use as a communal burial monument over an extended period. The site represents a characteristic example of the portal dolmen tradition of the Neolithic period and remains substantially well-preserved, making it archaeologically significant for understanding mortuary practices and monument construction in prehistoric Britain.
Belas Knap long barrow 600m ESE of Hill Barn Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008199. View the official record →
Belas Knap is a Neolithic long barrow situated in the Cotswolds near Winchcombe in Gloucestershire, dating to approximately 3500 to 2500 BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008199.
Belas Knap long barrow 600m ESE of Hill Barn Farm 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 1008199.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman small town at Wycomb (5.5 km), Camp at Upper Dowdeswell (6.6 km), Hillfort 320m north east of Castle Barn Farm (6.7 km).
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Belas Knap long barrow 600m ESE of Hill Barn Farm stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.