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Long Barrow on Fairmile Down is a Neolithic burial monument situated in Wiltshire, dating to the period approximately 4000–3000 BC. The barrow represents a characteristic example of the long barrow tradition of southern England, a monumental form of communal tomb constructed during the early farming period. The monument survives as an earthwork mound, its physical form testament to Neolithic mortuary practices and social organisation. Such structures typically contained burial chambers and served multiple generations as repositories for the dead, reflecting the cultural significance of ancestor veneration in prehistoric Wessex society.
Long barrow on Fairmile Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013051. View the official record →
Long Barrow on Fairmile Down is a Neolithic burial monument situated in Wiltshire, dating to the period approximately 4000–3000 BC. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013051.
Long barrow on Fairmile 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 1013051.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 345m east of Old Rectory (10 km), Two of four round barrows on Hare Warren (10.3 km), Bowl barrow: one of four round barrows on Hare Warren (10.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Long barrow on Fairmile 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 Fairmile Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.