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Oxendean Down long barrow is a Neolithic communal burial monument situated on the chalk downland of Wiltshire. The barrow takes the form of an elongated earthwork mound aligned broadly east-west, characteristic of long barrows constructed during the early Neolithic period, roughly between 4000 and 3000 BCE. Such monuments served as focal points for community identity and ancestor veneration, containing multiple inhumations within their structure. The site represents an important example of the funerary architecture deployed by early farming communities during the establishment of agriculture in southern Britain.
Oxendean Down long barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009798. View the official record →
Oxendean Down long barrow is a Neolithic communal burial monument situated on the chalk downland of Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009798.
Oxendean 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 1009798.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bell barrow on Parsonage Down, 1.3km south east of Lord's Hill Farm (8.9 km), Pair of bowl barrows 1050m NNW of Pertwood Wood (9 km), Bowl barrow 500m north of Starveall (9.6 km).
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