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Whitfield's Tump is a Neolithic long barrow situated on Minchinhampton Common in Gloucestershire. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and forms part of the distinctive group of burial mounds found across the Cotswold uplands. Like other long barrows of its type, it would have served as a communal burial place for local populations during the prehistoric era. The site remains an important archaeological witness to early agricultural settlement and mortuary practices in the region.
Whitfield's Tump: a long barrow on Minchinhampton Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008092. View the official record →
Whitfield's Tump is a Neolithic long barrow situated on Minchinhampton Common in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008092.
Whitfield's Tump: a long barrow on Minchinhampton Common 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 1008092.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 650m SSE of Chavenage House (7.4 km), Bowl barrow 800m north-east of Beverston Castle Farm (7.5 km), Quadrangular castle at Beverston (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Whitfield's Tump: a long barrow on Minchinhampton Common's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Whitfield's Tump: a long barrow on Minchinhampton Common stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.