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Long barrow on Trainford Brow is a Neolithic burial monument located in Westmorland, England. The barrow dates to the Neolithic period and represents an example of the long barrow tradition characteristic of early farming communities in northern Britain. The monument survives as an earthwork mound that would have functioned as a communal burial structure, consistent with others of its type from this era. As a scheduled ancient monument, it remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Neolithic settlement and burial practices in the Lake District region.
Long barrow on Trainford Brow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012825. View the official record →
Long barrow on Trainford Brow is a Neolithic burial monument located in Westmorland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012825.
Long barrow on Trainford Brow 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 1012825.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement SW of Naddle Bridge (8.9 km), Skellaw Hill bowl barrow (9 km), Romano-British farmstead at Haweswater (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Long barrow on Trainford Brow'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 Trainford Brow stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.