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Long barrow on King's Play Hill is a Neolithic communal burial monument located in Wiltshire, approximately 430 metres north-west of Hill Cottage. The barrow represents a characteristic example of the long barrow type, which served as a focal point for collective burial practices during the Neolithic period. As an earthwork monument of considerable antiquity, it contributes to the archaeological understanding of early farming communities and their funerary traditions in Wessex. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under designation reference 1013360, securing its protection as a scheduled monument of archaeological importance.
Long barrow on King's Play Hill, 430m north west of Hill Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013360. View the official record →
Long barrow on King's Play Hill is a Neolithic communal burial monument located in Wiltshire, approximately 430 metres north-west of Hill Cottage. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013360.
Long barrow on King's Play Hill, 430m north west of Hill Cottage 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 1013360.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Oliver's Camp and two round barrows outside Oliver's Camp (1.6 km), Roundway Hill Farm round barrows (1.9 km), Bowl barrow 60m east of Roundway Hill Covert (1.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Long barrow on King's Play Hill, 430m north west of Hill Cottage'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 King's Play Hill, 430m north west of Hill Cottage stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.