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Long Barrow at Thornwell Farm is a Neolithic chambered long barrow located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (MM206) under Cadw protection. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents a significant funerary structure, reflecting the ritual and burial practices of early agricultural communities in prehistoric Wales. The site comprises a long earthen mound containing internal stone chambers, characteristic of the chambered long barrow tradition that flourished across Wales and Britain during the fourth and third millennia before the Common Era. As a chambered long barrow, it serves as important evidence for understanding Neolithic religious beliefs, communal burial practices, and the monumentalisation of the landscape during this transformative period in Welsh prehistory.
Long Barrow and Round Barrow at Thornwell Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM206. View the official record →
Long Barrow at Thornwell Farm is a Neolithic chambered long barrow located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (MM206) under Cadw protection. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM206.
Long Barrow and Round Barrow at Thornwell Farm dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a chambered long barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Long Barrow and Round Barrow at Thornwell Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is MM206.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Heston Brake Long Barrow (4.5 km), Crick Medieval House (5.1 km), Portskewett Hill Roman Site (5.1 km).
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