Ancient Monuments

History on the Ground

This site is entirely user-supported. See how you can help.

Coberley long barrow

A Scheduled Monument in Coberley, Gloucestershire

We don't have any photos of this monument yet. Why don't you be the first to send us one?

Upload Photo »

Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

If Google Street View is available, the image is from the best available vantage point looking, if possible, towards the location of the monument. Where it is not available, the satellite view is shown instead.

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8393 / 51°50'21"N

Longitude: -2.0663 / 2°3'58"W

OS Eastings: 395530.430341

OS Northings: 215636.594583

OS Grid: SO955156

Mapcode National: GBR 2MY.LFH

Mapcode Global: VHB23.41H9

Entry Name: Coberley long barrow

Scheduled Date: 12 August 1948

Last Amended: 9 September 2013

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1002129

English Heritage Legacy ID: GC 7

County: Gloucestershire

Civil Parish: Coberley

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: Coberley St Giles

Church of England Diocese: Gloucester

Summary

A Neolithic funerary monument dating to 3800 - 2400 BC.

Source: Historic England

Details

This monument includes a long barrow situated on the east facing slopes of a ridge overlooking the confluence of two tributaries of the River Churn. The barrow survives as a rectangular mound of uneven profile which measures up to 38m long, 12m wide and 3.2m high, with its side ditches preserved as entirely buried features. Partial early excavations allegedly produced the skeleton of a small male.

Source: Historic England

Reasons for Scheduling

The Coberley long barrow is scheduled for the following principal reasons:

* Survival: the barrow survives comparatively well and is likely to contain archaeological and environmental evidence relating to its construction, longevity, social organisation and funerary/ritual practices. There is a presumption in favour of scheduling when long barrows survive to any substantive degree, as is the case here;
* Potential: despite early excavations the barrow has the potential to yield further information using modern techniques.
* Date/Rarity: long barrows can generally be assigned to the earlier part of the Neolithic timescale, being the earliest of the barrow types and are rare nationally.

Source: Historic England

Sources

Other
Introduction to Heritage Assets: Prehistoric Barrows and Burial Mounds, English Heritage, May 2011,

Source: Historic England

Other nearby scheduled monuments

AncientMonuments.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact AncientMonuments.uk for any queries related to any individual ancient or schedued monument, planning permission related to scheduled monuments or the scheduling process itself.

AncientMonuments.uk is a Good Stuff website.