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Long barrow 140m north west of Cooks Cottages is a Neolithic communal burial monument situated in Oxfordshire. The barrow represents the characteristic long mound form typical of early British burial architecture, dating to the Neolithic period when such monuments served as repositories for multiple interments and functioned as significant focal points within prehistoric landscapes. The site's survival and designation within the National Heritage List for England reflects its archaeological importance as evidence of early agricultural societies and their mortuary practices. The precise location and condition of the earthwork, as recorded in the official designation, provides valuable data for understanding settlement patterns and burial customs in prehistoric Oxfordshire.
Long barrow 140m north west of Cooks Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016629. View the official record →
Long barrow 140m north west of Cooks Cottages is a Neolithic communal burial monument situated in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016629.
Long barrow 140m north west of Cooks Cottages 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 1016629.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wallingford Town Walls (2.6 km), Wallingford Castle (2.6 km), Saxon town (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Long barrow 140m north west of Cooks Cottages'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.
Long barrow 140m north west of Cooks Cottages stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.