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Long barrow north east of Winterbourne Stoke crossroads is a Neolithic communal burial monument situated on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. The barrow is characteristic of the long barrow form typical of early Neolithic communities in southern Britain, dating to approximately 3800–3000 BC. The monument comprises an elongated earthwork mound which would originally have contained a stone or timber burial chamber serving multiple individuals of the local community over an extended period of use. As a scheduled monument, it remains an important archaeological resource contributing to understanding of early farming societies and mortuary practices in Wessex during the Neolithic period.
Long barrow north east of Winterbourne Stoke crossroads is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011841. View the official record →
Long barrow north east of Winterbourne Stoke crossroads is a Neolithic communal burial monument situated on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011841.
Long barrow north east of Winterbourne Stoke crossroads 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 1011841.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ancient cultivation terraces (5.1 km), Earthwork W of Woodford Clump (5.8 km), Newton Barrow (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Long barrow north east of Winterbourne Stoke crossroads's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Long barrow north east of Winterbourne Stoke crossroads stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.