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Giant's Grave is a Neolithic long barrow situated on Martinsell Hill in Wiltshire. The monument comprises a substantial earthwork consisting of a linear mound with flanking ditches, characteristic of long barrow construction from the early Neolithic period, approximately 3700 to 3000 BC. The site represents an important funerary monument of its era, reflecting the communal burial practices and monumental architecture of prehistoric Wiltshire. The barrow's prominent position on the hilltop would have made it a significant landscape feature and likely served both practical and ceremonial functions for the local Neolithic community.
Giant's Grave (Martinsell Hill) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005696. View the official record →
Giant's Grave is a Neolithic long barrow situated on Martinsell Hill in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005696.
Giant's Grave (Martinsell 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 1005696.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bohune Down round barrow (7.7 km), Strip lynchet system north of Chisman's Cleeve (7.8 km), Boundary earthwork on Upavon Down (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Giant's Grave (Martinsell Hill)'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.
Giant's Grave (Martinsell Hill) stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.