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Banner Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow (Destroyed)

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[Area: ST 7933 6865] (1) A 'sepulchre' shown in an unpublished sketch by Aubrey, in the Bodleian Library, is a long barrow on Banner Down, Bath.(1-2)
There is no trace of a long barrow on Banner Down. (3) Aubrey describes two uprights supporting two capstones. The monument was broken circa 1655 but some remains were left in 1669. (4a)
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12th April 2015ce

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