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Long barrow on Knook Down is a Neolithic burial monument located on Knook Down near Heytesbury in Wiltshire. Dating to the early Neolithic period, the barrow represents a characteristic example of the elongated communal burial structures erected across southern England during the fourth and third millennia before Christ. The monument survives as an earthwork comprising a long mound oriented broadly north to south, demonstrating the typical architectural form of such monuments which served as repositories for the collective dead of early farming communities. As a scheduled ancient monument and listed heritage asset, the barrow contributes to the substantial Neolithic archaeological landscape of the Wiltshire chalklands.
Long barrow on Knook Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009878. View the official record →
Long barrow on Knook Down is a Neolithic burial monument located on Knook Down near Heytesbury in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009878.
Long barrow on Knook 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 1009878.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 350m west of Mount Pleasant (7.5 km), Bowl barrow 300m north of White Farm (7.5 km), Bowl barrow 400m west of Mount Pleasant (7.5 km).
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