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Long Barrow on Sheep Down is a Neolithic communal burial monument situated approximately one kilometre north of East Ilsley in Berkshire. The barrow belongs to the early prehistoric period, specifically the Neolithic era, when such elongated earthworks served as collective burial chambers for agricultural communities. The monument survives as an earthwork mound, retaining evidence of its original form despite the passage of millennia and consequent erosion. Like other long barrows of southern England, this structure would have functioned as a focal point for ritual and burial practices within its local community, representing significant investment in monumental construction during the early Neolithic period.
Long barrow on Sheep Down, 1km north of East Ilsley is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013056. View the official record →
Long Barrow on Sheep Down is a Neolithic communal burial monument situated approximately one kilometre north of East Ilsley in Berkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013056.
Long barrow on Sheep Down, 1km north of East Ilsley 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 1013056.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 500m west of Churn Park Cottage (1.6 km), East Ilsley Down round barrows (2 km), Bowl barrow 310m south east of Lower Chance Farm (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Long barrow on Sheep Down, 1km north of East Ilsley'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 Sheep Down, 1km north of East Ilsley stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.