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Giant's Grave is a Neolithic long barrow located on Milton Hill in Wiltshire, England. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents one of the characteristic burial structures of early farming communities in southern Britain. Long barrows of this type typically served as communal burial chambers, often containing multiple inhumations and occasionally pottery and other grave goods. The barrow survives as an earthwork monument on the Wiltshire landscape, contributing to the archaeological and historical record of Neolithic settlement and funerary practice in the region.
'Giant's Grave' long barrow on Milton Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005694. View the official record →
Giant's Grave is a Neolithic long barrow located on Milton Hill in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005694.
'Giant's Grave' long barrow on Milton Hill 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 1005694.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure west of Hound Plantation (8.1 km), Enclosure, probably unfinished, west of Sun Plantation (8.7 km), Two of three round barrows south-west of Sun Plantation (8.8 km).
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