Stoney Littleton Long Barrow
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| Type: | Chambered Cairn |
| Country: | England |
| County: | Somerset |
| Nearest Town: | Bath |
| Nearest Village: | Wellow, Somerset |
| OS grid reference: | ST735572 |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Condition (out of 5): | 4 |
| Access (out of 5): | 4 |
| References: | Megalithic Portal |
The Stoney Littleton Long Barrow (also known as Bath Tumulus and the Wellow Tumulus) is a Neolithic chambered tomb with multiple burial chambers, located near the village of Wellow, Somerset.[1]
The barrow is about 30 metres (98 ft) in length and 15 metres (49 ft) wide at the south-east end, it stands nearly 3 metres (10 ft) high. Internally it consists of a 12.8 metres (42 ft) long gallery with three pairs of side chambers and an end chamber. There is a fossil ammonite decorating the left-hand door jamb.
The site was excavated by John Skinner in 1816-17 who gained the entry through a hole originally made about 1760. The excavation revealed the bones (some burned) of several individuals.[2]
The site was restored in 1858 by Mr T. R. Joliffe, the Lord of the Hundred and an information board has now been provided by English Heritage.
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[edit] References
- ^ Scott, Shane (1995). The hidden places of Somerset. Aldermaston: Travel Publishing Ltd, 16. ISBN 1902007018.
- ^ Stoney Littleton. Stones of England. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
[edit] Further reading
- Stoney Littleton Long Barrow - Department of the Environment Guide Book 1982. Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
- Stoney Littleton Long Barrow. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
[edit] See also
- Petrosomatoglyph Womb symbolism
