Uley Long Barrow
Uley Long Barrow | ||
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OS grid reference SO 78953 00034 | | |
Area | Gloucestershire | |
Built | Prior to 3000 BCE | |
Owner | English Heritage | |
Official name | Uley long barrow, also known as Hetty Pegler`s Tump, 400m south-east of Knapp Farm House | |
Designated | 21 October 1921 | |
Reference no. | 1008195 | |
Uley Long Barrow, also known locally as Hetty Pegler's Tump, is a Neolithic burial mound, near the village of Uley, Gloucestershire, England.
Details
Although typically described as a long barrow, the mound is actually a transepted gallery grave. It was probably built before 3000 BC.[1]
It measures about 37 metres (121 ft) long, 34 metres (112 ft) wide, and has a maximum height of 3 metres (9.8 ft).[2] It contains a stone-built central passage with two chambers on each side and another at the end. The earthen mound is surrounded by a dry-stone revetting wall.
The barrow was
The mound is nicknamed after Hester, wife of the 17th-century landowner Henry Pegler. Hester died in 1694, and Henry in 1695. It is clearly signposted from the side of the nearby Crawley Hill (
The barrow was reopened in 2011 after a short closure for essential
See also
References
- ^ History and Research: Uley Long Barrow, English Heritage, retrieved 11 April 2012
- ^ Uley Long Barrow, Pastscape, retrieved 11 April 2012