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Norton Down long barrow is a Neolithic burial monument located in Wiltshire, England, dating to the period approximately 3500-2500 BCE. The barrow survives as an earthen mound of characteristic elongated form, typical of long barrows constructed during the early Neolithic period. Like other monuments of its class, it would have served as a communal burial site for the local population, containing multiple inhumations within a stone or timber chamber structure. The monument remains an important archaeological resource for understanding early agricultural settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the Wiltshire landscape.
Norton Down long barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009895. View the official record →
Norton Down long barrow is a Neolithic burial monument located in Wiltshire, England, dating to the period approximately 3500-2500 BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009895.
Norton 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 1009895.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pair of bowl barrows 1050m NNW of Pertwood Wood (8.5 km), Bowl barrow 500m north of Starveall (8.5 km), Long barrow in Barrow Clump, Stockton Down (9.2 km).
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