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Long barrow 450m WSW of Woodhenge is a Neolithic burial monument located in the Stonehenge landscape of Wiltshire. The barrow represents the characteristic funerary architecture of the early Neolithic period, constructed as an earthwork mound to cover burials and serve as a focal point within the ceremonial landscape surrounding Woodhenge. Its presence within this densely occupied archaeological zone, near the henge monument itself, demonstrates the long continuity of ritual and burial activity in the area across prehistoric periods. The monument survives as an earthwork and contributes to understanding the broader patterns of Neolithic settlement and ceremonial activity in the Stonehenge region.
Long barrow 450m WSW of Woodhenge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009130. View the official record →
Long barrow 450m WSW of Woodhenge is a Neolithic burial monument located in the Stonehenge landscape of Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009130.
Long barrow 450m WSW of Woodhenge 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 1009130.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gomeldon deserted village (8.3 km), Earthwork W of Woodford Clump (8.5 km), A pond barrow and a bowl barrow 200m south east of St Mary's Church forming outliers to a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Gunner (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Long barrow 450m WSW of Woodhenge'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 450m WSW of Woodhenge stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.