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Middleton Down long barrow is a Neolithic communal burial monument located in Wiltshire, England. The barrow dates to the Early Neolithic period, typical of the long mound burial tradition established across southern Britain during the fourth millennium BCE. The monument consists of an elongated earthen mound containing a burial chamber, representative of the collective inhumation practices characteristic of Neolithic communities. As a designated heritage asset, it remains an important archaeological witness to Early Neolithic funerary customs and settlement patterns in the Wessex region.
Middleton Down long barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009894. View the official record →
Middleton Down long barrow is a Neolithic communal burial monument located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009894.
Middleton Down long barrow 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 1009894.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 500m north of Starveall (8.4 km), Bowl barrow 1110m south east of St Michael's Church (9.1 km), Bell barrow on Rook Hill, 200m west of Pertwood Wood (9.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Middleton Down long barrow'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.
Middleton Down long barrow stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.