More information : SU 12907290) Long Barrow (NR)(site of)(NAT). (1)
The "Old Chapel" long barrow, length 100'; width 27'. Aligned
NW-SE, large end first(2).Daniel quotes Stukeley(b)who examined
it in 1723. The barrow, at the NW side of a large enclosure
(SU 17 SW 94), had stone works at each end and was surrounded by
stones. The burial chamber appears to have been at the NW, being
a semi-ellipse of five stones, a stonehenge cell in miniature
although in ruins, the stones being generally about 10' long.
Daniel states that it seems likely that the barrow was once
chambered. When O G S Crawford(4) visited it in 1921 he was able
to recognise only a low mound, almost completely ploughed out.
Hoare(a) records that only one stone and slight traces of the
barrow remained. (2-4)
A large amorphous ground swelling in arable land, indicates the
site. No sarsens noted in the vicinity. Published 25" siting correct.
(5)
This area was mapped at 1:10,000 from APs by the Fyfield Down and Overton Down Mapping Project. The barrow was not recorded by the AP survey. (6)
Re-examination of the air photographs for the Avebury World Heritage Site Project identified an elongated patch of chalk at this location, which is presumed to represent the badly eroded long barrow mound. (7) |