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Long Burgh long barrow is a Neolithic burial mound located near Alfriston in East Sussex. The monument dates to the early Neolithic period and represents a significant example of long barrow construction in southern England, a form of collective burial architecture characteristic of the fourth millennium BCE. The earthwork survives as a prominent linear mound aligned broadly east-west across the landscape. Long barrows such as this held important ritual and funerary significance for early farming communities, serving as focal points for communal burial and ceremonial practice during the formative period of agriculture in Britain.
Long Burgh long barrow, Alfriston. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012923. View the official record →
Long Burgh long barrow is a Neolithic burial mound located near Alfriston in East Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012923.
Long Burgh long barrow, Alfriston. 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 1012923.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of Exceat parish church: part of the former medieval settlement of Exceat, 690m south south west of Westdean Manor (4.7 km), Medieval crypt, Church Street (5.3 km), Bowl barrow at Newbarn Bottom, 450m east of Foxhole (5.3 km).
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