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Long barrow on Wilsford Down is a Neolithic communal burial monument situated on the chalk downland north of The Diamond in Wiltshire. The barrow is aligned approximately east to west and represents the characteristic form of long barrow construction dating to the early to middle Neolithic period, roughly 4000 to 3000 BCE. Such monuments typically contained multiple inhumations within a chambered or unchamberred structure beneath an elongated earthen mound, serving as focal points for ritual and collective burial practices among early agricultural communities. The barrow contributes to the substantial concentration of prehistoric funerary and ceremonial monuments recorded across Salisbury Plain, an area of exceptional archaeological significance for understanding Neolithic settlement and mortuary practices in southern England.
Long barrow on Wilsford Down 300m north of The Diamond is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010830. View the official record →
Long barrow on Wilsford Down is a Neolithic communal burial monument situated on the chalk downland north of The Diamond in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010830.
Long barrow on Wilsford Down 300m north of The Diamond 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 1010830.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newton Barrow (5.6 km), Grovely Castle and earthworks N of Grovely Wood (7.6 km), Heath Wood earthwork (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Long barrow on Wilsford Down 300m north of The Diamond's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Long barrow on Wilsford Down 300m north of The Diamond stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.