Tag Archives: long barrows

Longbarrow Field, Timble, North Yorkshire

Posted on May 3, 2019 by megalithix

Cairn (lost): OS Grid Reference — SE 18 53 Archaeology & History Described in the Field Lore of Timble village by William Grainge (1895) are the names and short histories of some of the local place-names—with this in particular standing … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Yorkshire, North | Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Askwith, Bronze Age, burials, cairns, death, Denton, english heritage, field names, Iron Age, long barrows, long cairns, Megaliths, neolithic, North Yorkshire, place-names, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Snowden, Stone Circles, Timble, tombs, tumuli, Weston, Wharfedale | Leave a comment

Galley Hill, Streatley, Bedfordshire

Posted on April 15, 2016 by megalithix

Long Barrow : OS Grid Reference – TL 086 268 Archaeology & History Aligned east-west, a large neolithic long barrow could once be seen to the west of Galley Hill, on where now we find a golf course. It was … Continue reading →

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Posted in Bedfordshire, Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, England (south) | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, barrows, Bedfordshire, Bronze Age, chambered cairns, chambered tombs, death, english heritage, Icknield Way, long barrows, Luton, megalithic, Megaliths, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Streatley | Leave a comment

Down Farm, Basingstoke, Hampshire

Posted on August 6, 2015 by megalithix

Barrow (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SU 6018 5013 Archaeology & History On the western edges of Basingstoke, at Kempshott, could once be found this ancient site—destroyed many decades ago. It was one of number of similar prehistoric burial mounds … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, England (south), Hampshire | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Basingstoke, Bronze Age, cairns, death, earth mysteries, english heritage, Hampshire, Kempshott, long barrows, neolithic, prehistoric sites, round barrows, sacred sites, tombs, tumuli, tumulus, Wessex | Leave a comment

South Wonston, Hampshire

Posted on July 11, 2010 by megalithix

Long Barrow: OS Grid Reference – SU 472 361 Archaeology & History This is one of a number of prehistoric burials in this area, although most of this particular site has been destroyed. It was first located and described as … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, England (south), Hampshire | Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burial, death, Hampshire, long barrows, neolithic, prehistoric sites, South Wonston, tombs, tumulus | Leave a comment

Lyneham Barrow, Ascot-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire

Posted on May 27, 2010 by megalithix

Long Barrow: OS Grid Reference – SP 297 211 Getting Here Pretty easy really. From Shipton-under-Wychwood take the A361 road north (to Chipping Norton) for just over 2 miles. You’ll pass the TV mast on your right and then a … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Oxfordshire | Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Ascott-under-Wychwood, Bronze Age, Chadlington, chambered cairns, Chipping Norton, Cotswolds, death, folklore, ghosts, long barrows, megalithic, Megaliths, neolithic, Oxfordshire, prehistoric sites, ritual, Sarsden, Saxons, Shipton-under-Wychwood, Standing Stones, tombs | Leave a comment

Upper Killay, Swansea, Glamorgan

Posted on October 10, 2009 by megalithix

Long Barrow (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SS 5848 9227 Also Known as: Cae Bryn-y-garn Archaeology & History Described in 1925 in a report by the Royal Institute of South Wales as “the remains of a long barrow,” it seems … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Glamorgan, Wales | Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burial, death, Glamorgan, long barrows, long cairns, neolithic, prehistoric sites, Swansea, tombs, Upper Killay, Wales | 1 Comment

Croes-llechau, Bronllys, Breconshire

Posted on August 22, 2009 by megalithix

Long Barrow (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SO 169 357 Also Known as: Croesllechau Archaeology & History It appears to have been Theophilus Jones who first mentioned this all-but-lost megalithic tomb, more than 200 years ago. He told that, “In … Continue reading →

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Posted in Breconshire, Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli | Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Brecknockshire, Brecon, Breconshire, Bronllys, Bronze Age, burial, chambered tombs, cromlech, death, long barrows, neolithic, Powys, prehistoric sites, Wales, Welsh | Leave a comment

Bown Hill Long Barrow, Woodchester, Gloucestershire

Posted on August 16, 2009 by megalithix

Long Barrow: OS Grid Reference – SO 823 017 Getting Here Easy enough this one. Take the B4066 west of Woodchester past the Boundary Court and over the cattle grid for 100 yards or so. Note the fence up the … Continue reading →