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The Giant's Grave is a Neolithic long barrow located in Wiltshire, England, dating to the Neolithic period. The monument consists of an elongated earthwork mound characteristic of long barrows constructed during the fourth and third millennia before the present. Like other examples of this monument type, it would have functioned as a communal burial structure, likely serving a local population over an extended period. The site remains a significant archaeological record of Neolithic funerary practice and settlement patterns in the Wessex region.
The Giant's Grave long barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015935. View the official record →
The Giant's Grave is a Neolithic long barrow located in Wiltshire, England, dating to the Neolithic period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015935.
The Giant's Grave 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 1015935.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rockbourne Roman villa (7.2 km), Frankenbury hillfort (7.8 km), Fordingbridge Bridge (8.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Giant's Grave long barrow's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
The Giant's Grave long barrow stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.