West Kennet Long Barrow
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West Kennet Long Barrow is a large Neolithic chambered tomb and one of the best-preserved prehistoric burial monuments in southern England.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic long barrow
ⓘ
chambered tomb ⓘ prehistoric burial monument ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| access | footpath from A4 road ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Neolithic period ⓘ |
| containsRemainsOf |
Neolithic pottery
ⓘ
animal bones ⓘ flint tools ⓘ human skeletons ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| county | Wiltshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discovered | early 19th century ⓘ |
| distanceFromAvebury | about 2.4 kilometres south ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
John Thurnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Atkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuart Piggott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridReference | SU 104 677 ⓘ |
| hasChambers | five main burial chambers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
blocking stones
ⓘ
central passage ⓘ forecourt ⓘ stone-lined chambers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| inception | circa 3650 BC ⓘ |
| landscapeContext | part of the Avebury ritual landscape ⓘ |
| length | about 100 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ Wiltshire ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Avebury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Kennet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorExcavation | 1955–1956 ⓘ |
| managedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
chalk
ⓘ
sarsen stone ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Avebury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Avebury World Heritage Site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| restoredIn | 1950s ⓘ |
| significance |
important site for study of Neolithic funerary practices
ⓘ
one of the best-preserved Neolithic chambered tombs in southern England ⓘ |
| typeOfPlan | transepted gallery grave ⓘ |
| usedFor |
collective burial
ⓘ
ritual activity ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.