Stoney Littleton Long Barrow (Somerset)
Early Neolithic·Cotswold-Severn·🇬🇧 Somerset, United Kingdom
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About Stoney Littleton Long Barrow (Somerset)
Stoney Littleton Long Barrow at Somerset, United Kingdom is a Early Neolithic megalithic of the Cotswold-Severn tradition, built c. 3750 BCE for 30 m long barrow 7 side chambers. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersStoney Littleton Long Barrow at Somerset, United Kingdom is a Early Neolithic megalithic of the Cotswold-Severn tradition, built c. 3750 BCE for 30 m long barro
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial 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. 3750 BCE
- Period
- Early Neolithic
- Culture
- Cotswold-Severn
- Purpose
- 30 m long barrow 7 side chambers
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3750 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Stoney Littleton Long Barrow (Somerset)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Stoney Littleton Long Barrow (Somerset)
On the ground
Structures & features
51.3140° N · 2.3810° W · 392 m · 3 mapped features
- Stoney Littleton Long Barrow Main Megalithic FeaturemegalithicPrimary megalithic feature at Stoney Littleton Long Barrow – central 30 m long barrow 7 side chambers element with stratified deposits51.3141° N · 2.3809° W
- Stoney Littleton Long Barrow Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Stoney Littleton Long Barrow defining settlement or ritual space51.3139° N · 2.3809° W
- Stoney Littleton Long Barrow Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Stoney Littleton Long Barrow ceremonial landscape51.3141° N · 2.3811° W
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