Scheduled MonumentsEnglandLong barrow 335m WNW of Starveall Farm

Long barrow 335m WNW of Starveall Farm

England
List entry 1002473
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002473
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.05 hectares
Grid reference
ST7939787921
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Long barrow 335m WNW of Starveall Farm is a Neolithic communal burial monument located in Gloucestershire. The site dates to the Neolithic period and represents the type of long mound construction characteristic of early agricultural communities in Britain, typically used for collective interment practices. As a scheduled ancient monument, it forms part of the significant concentration of Neolithic barrows found across the Cotswolds region, reflecting the importance of this landscape during the fourth and third millennia BC. The monument's survival and designation acknowledge its archaeological value in understanding Neolithic burial practices and settlement patterns in the West of England.

Long barrow 335m WNW of Starveall Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002473. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Long barrow 335m WNW of Starveall Farm?

Long barrow 335m WNW of Starveall Farm is a Neolithic communal burial monument located in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002473.

Who is responsible for protecting Long barrow 335m WNW of Starveall Farm?

Long barrow 335m WNW of Starveall Farm 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 1002473.

What other scheduled monuments are near Long barrow 335m WNW of Starveall Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman villa and earlier settlement remains in Badminton Park, 340m south of Hinnegar Lodges (2.8 km), Promontory fort 375m south west of Highfold Farm (4.6 km), Giant's Cave: a chambered long barrow 750m south west of Allengrove Farm (5.6 km).

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Overview
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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
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Long barrow 335m WNW of Starveall Farm

Long barrow 335m WNW of Starveall Farm stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.