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Tow Barrow is a Neolithic long barrow situated on Wexcombe Down in Wiltshire, England. The monument consists of an earthen mound characteristic of long barrow construction, a burial form prevalent in southern Britain during the early Neolithic period, roughly between 4000 and 3000 BCE. As one of numerous long barrows scattered across the Wiltshire chalk downlands, it represents an important element of the region's prehistoric funerary landscape and collective burial practices. The site is scheduled as an ancient monument and appears on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1013219.
Tow Barrow: a long barrow on Wexcombe Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013219. View the official record →
Tow Barrow is a Neolithic long barrow situated on Wexcombe Down in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013219.
Tow Barrow: a long barrow on Wexcombe Down 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 1013219.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman buildings on Lambourne's Hill (7.7 km), Section of boundary earthwork east of Sidbury Hill (8.9 km), Boundary earthwork on Lamb Down (9.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Tow Barrow: a long barrow on Wexcombe Down'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.
Tow Barrow: a long barrow on Wexcombe Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.