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Colnpen long barrow is a Neolithic burial monument located in Gloucestershire, England. The barrow dates to the Neolithic period and represents the type of communal burial structure characteristic of early agricultural communities in Britain. The monument survives as an earthwork and constitutes an important archaeological record of prehistoric funerary practice in the Cotswold region. Long barrows of this type typically contained human remains and grave goods, serving as focal points for ritual and community identity during the third millennium before Christ.
Colnpen long barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003315. View the official record →
Colnpen long barrow is a Neolithic burial monument located in Gloucestershire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003315.
Colnpen 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 1003315.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside Cross at Ampney Crucis (6.5 km), Churchyard cross in Holy Rood churchyard (6.5 km), Standing cross socket stone in St Mary's churchyard (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Colnpen 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.
Colnpen long barrow stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.