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Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.

England
List entry 1008449
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008449
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.38 hectares
Grid reference
SU 08606 70503
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Horslip long barrow is a Neolithic burial monument situated approximately 450 metres north-west of Horslip Bridge in Wiltshire. The barrow dates to the Neolithic period and represents the type of communal burial structure characteristic of early farming communities in southern England during the fourth and third millennia before the present. The monument survives as an earthwork and is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under the designation 1008449. Long barrows of this type typically contained human remains and grave goods, serving as focal points for ritual activity and territorial markers within prehistoric landscapes.

Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008449. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.?

Horslip long barrow is a Neolithic burial monument situated approximately 450 metres north-west of Horslip Bridge in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008449.

Who is responsible for protecting Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.?

Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge. 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 1008449.

What other scheduled monuments are near Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm (6.5 km), Rybury camp (6.5 km), Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill (6.8 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm
6.5 km
Rybury camp
6.5 km
Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill
6.8 km
Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse
7 km
Two round barrows W of New Town Farm
7 km
Earthwork W of New Town Farm
7.1 km
All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
7.1 km
Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage
7.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.

Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge. stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.

AveburyArchaeological site · ~1.1 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~1.5 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~2.3 milesMildenhallRoman town · ~8.1 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~5.6 miles
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