Lambourn Long Barrow Long Barrow View all content for Lambourn Long Barrow

'Discovered about 1850, the NE end of the site is in the wood and crossed by the cart tack. It is c.220ft long, 70ft wide at its E end and here 4+1/2ft high. Parallel side-ditches originally 7ft deep, flank the mound, whose ends are open. Excavation has shown that their contents provided a turf cover with chalk crust to a core of sarsens which constitute the mound. Near the E end a contracted female burial has been found, associated with extra human bones and a necklace or bracelet of polished common dog whelk. Date (C14) circa 3,400 BC.' Nicholas Thomas, Guide to Prehistoric England, 1976

Posted by wysefool 12th May 2007ce

Comments (0)
You must be logged in to add a comment