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Long barrow on Easton Down is a Neolithic communal burial monument located in Wiltshire, England. The monument dates to the early Neolithic period, roughly between 4000 and 3000 BCE, and represents a type of monumental architecture characteristic of Neolithic communities in southern Britain. The barrow would originally have consisted of an earthen mound covering a stone or timber burial chamber, serving as a focal point for collective ritual and commemoration of the dead. Its survival and scheduled status reflect the archaeological importance of such monuments in understanding early agricultural settlement patterns and burial practices in prehistoric Wiltshire.
Long barrow on Easton Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013366. View the official record →
Long barrow on Easton Down is a Neolithic communal burial monument located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013366.
Long barrow on Easton 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 1013366.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site (3.1 km), Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill (4.4 km), Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage (5.5 km).
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