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Slatepits Copse long barrow is a Neolithic burial monument located approximately one kilometre south-east of High Lodge within Wychwood Forest in Oxfordshire. The barrow survives as an earthwork of substantial proportions, characteristic of the long barrow tradition of Neolithic Britain dating to the fourth millennium before the present. The monument represents an important archaeological resource for understanding Neolithic funerary practices and settlement patterns in the Cotswolds region, where long barrows are distributed across the limestone uplands. The site's designation as a scheduled ancient monument reflects its significance as evidence of early agricultural communities and ritual practices in prehistoric Oxfordshire.
Slatepits Copse long barrow, 1km SE of High Lodge in Wychwood Forest is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011217. View the official record →
Slatepits Copse long barrow is a Neolithic burial monument located approximately one kilometre south-east of High Lodge within Wychwood Forest in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011217.
Slatepits Copse long barrow, 1km SE of High Lodge in Wychwood Forest 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 1011217.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 150m north of Roustage Wood (4.1 km), Dovecote 125m north of Minster Lovell Hall (5.1 km), Pair of confluent bowl barrows 200m SSW of Bockett's Corner on Leigh Hale Plain (5.1 km).
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