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Long barrow on Easton Down is a Neolithic burial monument located in Wiltshire, England. The barrow dates to the early Neolithic period, representing the distinctive funerary architecture of Neolithic communities in southern Britain. As a long barrow, it would have served as a communal burial structure, typical of monuments constructed during the fourth and third millennia before the present. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1013366.
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 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Long barrow on Easton Down's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Long barrow on Easton Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.