Stoney Littleton Long Barrow (Burial Mound)

United Kingdom / England / Peasedown Saint John /
 neolithic age, barrow/tumulus/burial mound, scheduled ancient monument
This monument is scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979
The structure dates from the Neolithic period, 4000-2500BC, and its interior stones are of blue lias probably from the Newton St Loe area (Bath). The outside of the barrow is 100 foot long, 50 foot wide and 9 foot high. It is the only known example of a barrow with three pairs of side chambers. It has a fourth chamber in the form of a continuation of the gallery or passage.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoney_Littleton_Long_Barrow
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Coordinates:   51°18'48"N   2°22'54"W
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