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Hoar Stone long barrow is a Neolithic burial monument situated in Gloucestershire, England, dating to the fourth millennium before the present era. The structure comprises a substantial earthen mound of characteristic elongated form, typical of long barrows constructed during the early Neolithic period in the British Isles. These monuments served as communal burial chambers and represent significant evidence of settled agricultural communities and their funerary practices during the transition from hunter-gatherer to farming societies. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under designation number 1018161.
Hoar Stone long barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018161. View the official record →
Hoar Stone long barrow is a Neolithic burial monument situated in Gloucestershire, England, dating to the fourth millennium before the present era. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018161.
Hoar Stone 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 1018161.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross in St Kenelm's churchyard (3.7 km), Wellhill Copse round barrow (4.2 km), Romano-British site known as Hailey Wood Camp (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hoar Stone 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.
Hoar Stone long barrow stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.