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Coberley long barrow is a Neolithic burial monument located in Gloucestershire, England, dating to the fourth millennium BCE. The barrow survives as an earthwork aligned roughly north-south and represents the characteristic Cotswold-Severn type of long barrow typical of the region. Such monuments served as communal burial places and are among the earliest substantial stone or earth constructions in Britain, reflecting the agricultural societies that erected them during the early Neolithic period. The site remains archaeologically significant as evidence of Neolithic settlement and mortuary practice in the Cotswolds.
Coberley long barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002129. View the official record →
Coberley long barrow is a Neolithic burial monument located in Gloucestershire, England, dating to the fourth millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002129.
Coberley long barrow 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 1002129.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard (6.4 km), Misarden Park motte and bailey castle (6.5 km), Long barrow, 575m north-west of Lypiatt Farm (7.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Coberley long barrow'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.
Coberley long barrow stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.