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Withington long barrow, 870m south west of Woodbridge Cottage

England
List entry 1017072
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017072
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.19 hectares
Grid reference
SP 03049 14158
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Withington long barrow is a Neolithic communal burial monument located in Gloucestershire. The barrow dates to the Neolithic period and represents the type of monumental architecture associated with early farming communities in Britain. Long barrows of this period typically served as burial chambers and ceremonial centres, reflecting the social organisation and ritual practices of Neolithic societies. The monument survives as an earthwork mound and forms part of the significant concentration of Neolithic funerary monuments found across the Cotswold region.

Withington long barrow, 870m south west of Woodbridge Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017072. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Withington long barrow, 870m south west of Woodbridge Cottage?

Withington long barrow is a Neolithic communal burial monument located in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017072.

Who is responsible for protecting Withington long barrow, 870m south west of Woodbridge Cottage?

Withington long barrow, 870m south west of Woodbridge Cottage 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 1017072.

What other scheduled monuments are near Withington long barrow, 870m south west of Woodbridge Cottage?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow, known as Rendcomb Old Park round barrow, 300m north east of Old Park Farm (5.5 km), Wayside cross at Calmsden (5.7 km), Section of White Way 900yds (820m) long in Long Plantation (6.6 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow, known as Rendcomb Old Park round barrow, 300m north east of Old Park Farm
5.5 km
Wayside cross at Calmsden
5.7 km
Section of White Way 900yds (820m) long in Long Plantation
6.6 km
Scrubditch dyke
6.7 km
Colnpen round barrows
6.8 km
Colnpen long barrow
6.9 km
Round barrow 250yds (230m) N of Colnpen Barn
7 km
Perrott's Brook dykes
7.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Withington long barrow, 870m south west of Woodbridge Cottage

Withington long barrow, 870m south west of Woodbridge Cottage stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Withington long barrow, 870m south west of Woodbridge Cottage

CirencesterRoman town · ~7.7 milesGloucesterRoman town · ~12.7 milesBattle of Stow (-on-the-Wold) 1646Battle (1646) · ~13 milesBattle of Tewkesbury (1471)Battle (1471) · ~13.9 milesBattle of Evesham 1265Battle (1265) · ~19.2 miles
Domesday entry for Withington, Gloucestershire →
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