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Westwood long barrow is a Neolithic burial monument situated approximately 400 metres east of Westwood Farm in Gloucestershire. The monument is a long barrow, a characteristic megalithic communal burial structure typical of the early Neolithic period in Britain. Long barrows of this type served as collective burial chambers for communities and are among the earliest monumental architecture in the British Isles. The site represents an important element of the prehistoric funerary landscape of the Cotswolds region.
Westwood long barrow, 400m east of Westwood Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016841. View the official record →
Westwood long barrow is a Neolithic burial monument situated approximately 400 metres east of Westwood Farm in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016841.
Westwood long barrow, 400m east of Westwood Farm 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 1016841.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British site known as Hailey Wood Camp (5.7 km), Bowl barrow 450m south east of Upper Hyde Farm (6 km), Hullasey Grove medieval village site (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Westwood long barrow, 400m east of Westwood Farm'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.
Westwood long barrow, 400m east of Westwood Farm stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.