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Notgrove Long Barrow
The long barrow at Notgrove is a chambered tomb dating to the Neolithic period or New Stone Age. The barrow is located on a ridge below the Cotswold Hills.
Notgrove is famously but erroneously described by Jones in the film Raiders of the Lost Ark, which is said to have made this rather disappointing monument more popular than it otherwise would have been.
Notgrove Long Barrow is a roughly trapezoidal mound orientated on an east-west axis. Constructed from small stones with dimensions of 50 metres from east to west and 26 metres from north to south and a height of around 1.5 metres.
The long barrow was partially excavated in 1881 by Witts and later by E.M. Clifford in 1934 to 35. Although causing much damage relative to modern methods the excavations revealed a dry stone revetment and a forecourt of 15 metres by 8 metres on the eastern side.
The long barrow at Notgrove is a chambered tomb dating to the Neolithic period or New Stone Age. The barrow is located on a ridge below the Cotswold Hills.
Notgrove is famously but erroneously described by Jones in the film Raiders of the Lost Ark, which is said to have made this rather disappointing monument more popular than it otherwise would have been.
Notgrove Long Barrow is a roughly trapezoidal mound orientated on an east-west axis. Constructed from small stones with dimensions of 50 metres from east to west and 26 metres from north to south and a height of around 1.5 metres.
The long barrow was partially excavated in 1881 by Witts and later by E.M. Clifford in 1934 to 35. Although causing much damage relative to modern methods the excavations revealed a dry stone revetment and a forecourt of 15 metres by 8 metres on the eastern side. A dome-shaped chamber, from an early part of the mound construction was discovered within the mound with an enlosed cist containing the remains of an adult male.
An entrance on the eastern side of the mound was found to lead to a passage around 12 metres in length and also aligned East to West. An amulet, pottery and bone implement were found within the passage wich led on to six chambers in total which contained skeletal remains. Access to the inner-chamber had been blocked during the late Neolithic.
The prehistoric finds from the excavations at the Notgrove Long Barrow are held at Cheltenham Museum.
The mound was backfilled in 1976 to protect the barrow from vandalism.
Notgrove Long Barrow is in Cotswolds AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Created: 31 July 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
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Local History around Notgrove Long Barrow
There are some historic monuments around including:
Bowl barrow 900m south east of Bemborough Farm; part of the Bemborough Farm round barrow cemeteryTwo bowl barrows 740m south west of Southdown FarmHazleton long barrows, north and southMedieval and later settlement remains and associated fields at HawlingSettlement siteBell barrow 650m north west of Lots BarnBowl barrow in Guiting WoodCamp S of Bespidge Wood, near SudeleySummerhill prehistoric siteBarrow Hill long barrow and round barrowBowl barrow, known as Bauble's Barrow, 500m south of Empshill FarmTwo bowl barrows 450m north-east of Chalk Hill Cottage; part of the Cow Common round barrow cemeteryThe socket stone and part of the shaft of a churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyardFive bowl barrows 300m north of Chalk Hill Cottage; part of the Cow Common round barrow cemeteryCompton Abdale Roman villaBowl barrow 310m SSW of Pinnock Wood FarmLower Harford medieval settlementTurkdean Roman VillaPinnock and Hyde round barrows (NE of Pinnock)Round barrow 300m west of Church FarmNotgrove long barrowBowl barrow known as `Salter's Pool round barrow' 850m east of SummerhillNorbury campTwo bowl barrows 260m north of Chalk Hill Cottage; part of the Cow Common round barrow cemeteryBowl barrow, known as Norbury Camp round barrow, 220m south east of FosseleighDeserted medieval farmstead and associated earthworks 300m north west of Chalkhill FarmBowl barrow 760m south of Roel FarmChurchyard cross in St George's churchyardFour bowl barrows 850m south east of Bemborough Farm; forming part of the Bemborough Farm round barrow cemeteryLong barrow 400m north-east of Chalk Hill CottageRound barrow N of Chedworth Roman villaBowl barrow 100m north-east of Slatepit CoppiceEarthwork N of Lyne's BarnBowl barrow 180m WNW of Nosehill FarmRound barrow W of Salperton ParkTwo bowl barrows known as Hawling Downs round barrows, 610m north east of Slade Barn FarmLong barrow 500m SSE of Guiting Hill FarmNew Court Ground Roman villa (S of new buildings)Bowl barrow 990m south east of Bemborough Farm: part of the Bemborough Farm round barrow cemeterySocket stone at Turkdean ManorRound barrow 250m south east of Greenfield Hill BarnBowl barrow 500m south-east of Swell Wold FarmBowl barrow 690m south west of Roel FarmSalperton camp.
