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Fifield long barrow is a Neolithic burial monument located in Oxfordshire, England. The barrow represents the funerary practices of Early Neolithic communities and stands as evidence of organized communal burial traditions dating to approximately the fourth millennium BC. The monument survives as an earthwork comprising an elongated mound characteristic of long barrow construction, a burial form prevalent across southern Britain during this period. Such monuments typically contained stone or timber burial chambers and served as focal points for successive depositions, indicating their use across generations and their significance within Neolithic settlement patterns.
Fifield long barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015159. View the official record →
Fifield long barrow is a Neolithic burial monument located in Oxfordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015159.
Fifield 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 1015159.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement site (3.4 km), New Bridge over River Windrush (3.9 km), Barrington Park Roman villa, Great Barrington (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Fifield 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.
Fifield long barrow stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.