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Long barrow on Cold Kitchen Hill is a Neolithic communal burial monument situated in Wiltshire. The barrow dates to the early Neolithic period, approximately 3500 to 2500 BCE, representing a form of monumental architecture characteristic of the earliest farming communities in Britain. The structure consists of an elongated earthen mound which originally contained stone or timber chambers used for collective burial practices. This monument exemplifies the type of megalithic funerary architecture that dominates the Wiltshire landscape and provides evidence of the social organisation and ritual practices of Neolithic communities in southern England.
Long barrow on Cold Kitchen Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010416. View the official record →
Long barrow on Cold Kitchen Hill is a Neolithic communal burial monument situated in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010416.
Long barrow on Cold Kitchen Hill 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 1010416.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow 1/4 mile (400m) NW of Willoughby Hedge (5 km), Long barrow on Keysley Down, 1020m NNE of Chapel Field Barn (5.4 km), Oval barrow on Keysley Down, 1040m NNE of Chapel Field Barn (5.5 km).
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