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Knook barrow is a Neolithic long barrow situated in Wiltshire, England, representing the monumental burial practices of the early farming communities of south-western Britain. The monument dates to the Neolithic period, placing it among the considerable concentration of chambered and unchambered long barrows characteristic of the Wiltshire chalk uplands. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound, displaying the typical elongated form that gives long barrows their name, though like many monuments of this type it has undergone considerable degradation and ploughing over the millennia. Such structures functioned as communal burial places and served important roles in the territorial and social organisation of Neolithic societies.
Knook barrow, long barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009938. View the official record →
Knook barrow is a Neolithic long barrow situated in Wiltshire, England, representing the monumental burial practices of the early farming communities of south-western Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009938.
Knook barrow, 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 1009938.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Queen's barrow: a bowl barrow in Queen's Barrow Plantation (7.8 km), Romano-British village N of Stockton Wood (8.6 km), Earthwork enclosure in Great Ridge wood, 350m north east of Point Pond (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Knook barrow, 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.
Knook barrow, long barrow stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.