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Swanborough Tump is a Neolithic long barrow located near Alvediston in Wiltshire, England. The monument comprises a substantial earthwork mound aligned roughly north-south, characteristic of the long barrow tradition of the fourth and third millennia BCE. The site has been subject to archaeological investigation and is preserved as a scheduled monument, representing an important funerary structure from the early farming communities of prehistoric Britain. The tump's form and location within the Wiltshire landscape reflect the territorial and ritual significance of such monuments within Neolithic settlement patterns.
Swanborough Tump is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004743. View the official record →
Swanborough Tump is a Neolithic long barrow located near Alvediston in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004743.
Swanborough Tump 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 1004743.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enford Roman villa (8.1 km), Compton Farm Romano-British and Early Medieval occupation sites and associated cultivation earthworks (8.3 km), Round barrow south-west of Compton Farm (8.4 km).
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