Notgrove Long Barrow
Notgrove Chambered Tomb · Notgrove Cotswold Long Barrow
Early Neolithic·Cotswold-Severn·🇬🇧 Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
About
About Notgrove Long Barrow
Cotswold-Severn long barrow near Notgrove, north Cotswolds, built c.3700 BCE. The 48 m horned mound contains transepted chambers off a cruciform passage, holding at least nine burials and secondary Romano-British burials. Excavated 1934–35 by Elsie Clifford, it shows partial collapse and modern consolidation. Together with Hazleton and Belas Knap it forms the northern Cotswold cluster.
Why it mattersCotswold-Severn long barrow near Notgrove, north Cotswolds, built c.3700 BCE. The 48 m horned mound contains transepted chambers off a cruciform passage, holding at least nine burials and secondary Romano-British burials
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Romano-British secondary reuse
Theories
- 01Long barrow as enduring landmark
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3700 BCE
- Period
- Early Neolithic
- Culture
- Cotswold-Severn
- Purpose
- Chambered long barrow
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3700 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1137 CE
Rediscovery
On the ground
Structures & features
51.8887° N · 1.8213° W · 260 m · 2 mapped features
Cruciform chamber complex
chamberCentral passage with transepted chambers and terminal cist, nine primary burials
51.8887° N · 1.8213° WHorned mound
cairn mound48 m horned mound with eastern forecourt
51.8888° N · 1.8215° W
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