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Long barrow on Redhill is a Neolithic burial monument located in Somerset, England. The barrow dates to the Neolithic period and represents a significant example of the long mound burial tradition characteristic of early farming communities in Britain. The monument survives as an earthwork and forms part of the important archaeological landscape of the Somerset region, where such megalithic structures provide evidence of burial practices and settlement patterns during the transition to agriculture in prehistoric Britain.
Long barrow on Redhill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008289. View the official record →
Long barrow on Redhill is a Neolithic burial monument located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008289.
Long barrow on Redhill 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 1008289.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 150m southwest of King Down Farm (9.6 km), Bowl barrow 340m north-east of Wellington Farm (9.6 km), Bowl barrow 430m southwest of King Down Farm (9.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Long barrow on Redhill'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 Redhill stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.