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Long barrow on Horton Down is a Neolithic communal burial monument located in Wiltshire, dating to the fourth millennium BCE. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound with a roughly rectangular form, characteristic of the long barrow type that represents one of the earliest monumental structures in Britain. Such monuments typically contained burial chambers within or beneath their mounds and served as repositories for multiple individuals, reflecting the communal and ritual practices of early farming communities. The site's survival on Horton Down contributes to the archaeological record of Neolithic settlement and funerary practices in the Wiltshire chalklands, an area particularly rich in prehistoric monuments.
Long barrow on Horton Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013141. View the official record →
Long barrow on Horton Down is a Neolithic communal burial monument located in Wiltshire, dating to the fourth millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013141.
Long barrow on Horton 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 1013141.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site (2.4 km), Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill (3.1 km), Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage (4.2 km).
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