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Long barrow at Combe Gibbet, Gallows Down is a Neolithic burial monument situated on the Berkshire Downs near the Wiltshire border. The barrow is oriented east to west and retains much of its original mounded form, representing a characteristic example of the long barrow tradition that flourished during the Early Neolithic period, approximately 4000 to 3000 BCE. The site has archaeological significance as evidence of communal burial practices and monumental construction during the earliest phase of farming settlement in southern Britain. The monument stands in an elevated chalk downland landscape that would have been cleared for cultivation during the Neolithic and remains visually prominent within its surrounding environment.
Long barrow at Combe Gibbet, Gallows Down. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013198. View the official record →
Long barrow at Combe Gibbet, Gallows Down is a Neolithic burial monument situated on the Berkshire Downs near the Wiltshire border. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013198.
Long barrow at Combe Gibbet, Gallows Down. 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 1013198.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Walbury camp (0.9 km), Bowl barrow south of Rivar Copse: part of a barrow cemetery on Inkpen Hill (1.3 km), Bowl barrow south of Rivar Copse: part of a barrow cemetery on Inkpen Hill (1.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Long barrow at Combe Gibbet, Gallows Down.'s history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Long barrow at Combe Gibbet, Gallows Down. stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.