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Rainsborough long barrow is a Neolithic burial monument situated near Charlton in Northamptonshire. The barrow is orientated north-south and measures approximately 54 metres in length, representing a substantial example of the long barrow tradition characteristic of early farming communities in Britain during the fourth millennium BCE. Like other monuments of its type, it would have functioned as a communal burial place, likely containing inhumations and serving ceremonial purposes within the local Neolithic landscape. The monument survives as an earthwork and remains an important archaeological record of early settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the East Midlands region.
Rainsborough long barrow, Charlton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013661. View the official record →
Rainsborough long barrow is a Neolithic burial monument situated near Charlton in Northamptonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013661.
Rainsborough long barrow, Charlton 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 1013661.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rainsborough camp (0.1 km), Roman settlement 600m north east of Rowler (2.6 km), Site of the medieval village of Astwick and the moated site 1500yds (1370m) SW of Evenley village (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Rainsborough long barrow, Charlton's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Rainsborough long barrow, Charlton stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.