Adam's Grave
Adam's Grave Long Barrow · Chestnuts Long Barrow? No — Wiltshire Adams Grave
Early Neolithic·Cotswold-Severn / Wessex·🇬🇧 Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
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About Adam's Grave
Neolithic chambered long barrow on Walkers Hill above Alton Barnes, Wiltshire, built c.3650 BCE in the Cotswold-Severn–Wessex border style. The 70 m mound with horned forecourt contains at least two lateral chambers now blocked, excavated by John Thurnam (1860) revealing six skeletons. Prominent on the Pewsey Vale escarpment, it commands extensive views toward West Kennet and Avebury.
Why it mattersNeolithic chambered long barrow on Walkers Hill above Alton Barnes, Wiltshire, built c.3650 BCE in the Cotswold-Severn–Wessex border style. The 70 m mound with horned forecourt contains at least two lateral chambers now
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Lateral chamber accessibility
Theories
- 01Hilltop territorial marker
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. 3650 BCE
- Period
- Early Neolithic
- Culture
- Cotswold-Severn / Wessex
- Purpose
- Chambered long barrow with lateral chambers
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3650 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1112 CE
Rediscovery
On the ground
Structures & features
51.3645° N · 1.8585° W · 240 m · 2 mapped features
Eastern lateral chamber
chamberSarsen lateral chamber on north flank, blocked
51.3645° N · 1.8585° WHorned forecourt
facadeHorned eastern façade overlooking Pewsey Vale
51.3646° N · 1.8583° W
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