Scheduled MonumentsEnglandThe Camp long barrow

The Camp long barrow

England
List entry 1002128
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002128
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.41 hectares
Grid reference
SO 91372 09070
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Camp long barrow is a Neolithic chambered tomb located in Gloucestershire, England, dating to the fourth millennium BC. The monument consists of an earthen mound with a stone-built chamber, characteristic of the long barrow tradition practised across southern Britain during the early Neolithic period. Such structures served as communal burial places and represent significant investments in monumental construction by early agricultural societies. The site remains an important archaeological record of Neolithic funerary practices and settlement patterns in the Cotswold region.

The Camp long barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002128. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is The Camp long barrow?

The Camp long barrow is a Neolithic chambered tomb located in Gloucestershire, England, dating to the fourth millennium BC. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002128.

Who is responsible for protecting The Camp long barrow?

The Camp 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 1002128.

What other scheduled monuments are near The Camp long barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross in St Kenelm's churchyard (6.6 km), Bowl barrow 400m east of Upper Hyde Farm (7.9 km), Bowl barrow 450m south east of Upper Hyde Farm (8.1 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under The Camp long barrow

The Camp long barrow stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.