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Long barrow in Barrow Plantation, East Down is a Neolithic funerary monument located in Wiltshire. The barrow dates to the Neolithic period and represents the form of communal burial architecture characteristic of early farming societies in Britain, typically constructed between approximately 4000 and 3000 BCE. As a long barrow, the monument would originally have comprised an elongated earthwork mound, often with a stone or timber burial chamber at one or both ends, serving as a collective tomb for multiple individuals. The survival of the monument within Barrow Plantation demonstrates the preservation of this important class of prehistoric ritual landscape feature in the county.
Long barrow in Barrow Plantation, East Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009936. View the official record →
Long barrow in Barrow Plantation, East Down is a Neolithic funerary monument located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009936.
Long barrow in Barrow Plantation, East 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 1009936.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Yarnbury camp (Yarnbury Castle) (9.4 km), Milestone SE of Yarnbury Castle (9.5 km), Bowl barrow 100m south east of the southern edge of The Diamond south of the A303 (10 km).
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