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Long barrow on Little Toyd Down, 760m south west of Grims Lodge Farm is a Neolithic communal burial monument situated on the chalk downland of Wiltshire. The barrow belongs to the long barrow tradition characteristic of the Early Neolithic period, dating to approximately 3800–3500 BCE, and represents an important type of monumental funerary architecture in prehistoric Britain. The monument survives as an earthwork mound aligned broadly north-south, reflecting the typical form of Wessex long barrows constructed from chalk and flint rubble. Its presence on the downs demonstrates the significance of this locality as a focus for Neolithic ritual and burial activity within the broader Salisbury Plain landscape.
Long barrow on Little Toyd Down, 760m south west of Grims Lodge Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015703. View the official record →
Long barrow on Little Toyd Down, 760m south west of Grims Lodge Farm is a Neolithic communal burial monument situated on the chalk downland of Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015703.
Long barrow on Little Toyd Down, 760m south west of Grims Lodge Farm 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 1015703.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring ditch on Blackheath Down 650m south west of North Allenford Farm (5 km), Soldier's Ring (5 km), Rockbourne Roman villa (5.9 km).
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Long barrow on Little Toyd Down, 760m south west of Grims Lodge Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.