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Although much reduced in height, this is one of at least nine Long barrow which survive in the Stonehenge area. Situated just north of the Packway, within the MOD perimeter of Larkhill Camp, the area is prohibited photograph territory. It is easy to miss this barrow, which is orientated north west - south east, is up to 1.1m high, 46m long and c.16m wide. In the right light, flanking the mound on the north east and south west sides, the side ditches are visible as earthworks up to c.7m wide, created when material was quarried, during construction of the monument in the Early and Middle Neolithic periods (3400-2400 BC). Long barrows represent an important group for understanding the historical context within which Stonehenge developed during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age periods. The long barrow in Larkhill Camp survives well and will contain archaeological remains and environmental evidence relating to the monument and the landscape in which it was constructed. Maybe one day it will be excavated with the latest techniques and solve another piece of the Stonehenge mystery.

Posted by Chance 29th September 2009ce

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