List of long barrows in the United Kingdom
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This is a list of long barrows in the United Kingdom.
England
Belas Knap, Gloucestershire
Cat's Brain Long Barrow, Wiltshire
Coldrum Long Barrow, Kent
Fussell's Lodge, Wiltshire
Foulmere Fen, Cambridgeshire
Couckoo Ball Long Barrow, Devon
Butterdon Hill Long Barrow, Dartmoor, Devon
Corringdoon Ball Long Barrow, Devon
Giants' Hills, Lincolnshire
Hazleton long barrows, north and south, Gloucestershire
Julliberrie's Grave, Kent
Long Barrow, near the Seven Barrows, Berkshire
Nympsfield Long Barrow, Gloucestershire
Stoney Littleton Long Barrow, Somerset
Street House, North Yorkshire
Uley Long Barrow (aka Hetty Pegler's Tump), Gloucestershire
Wayland's Smithy, Oxfordshire
West Kennet Long Barrow, Wiltshire
White Barrow, Wiltshire
Windmill tump, Gloucestershire
Long barrow, Therfield Heath, near Royston, Hertfordshire
Scotland
Broadfold Cottage long barrow
Capo Plantation long barrow
Catto Long Barrow, Aberdeenshire
Gerrieswells long barrow
Herald Hill long barrow
Longman Cairn long barrow
Pitlurg long barrow
Wales
Ffostyll Long Barrows
Ty-Isaf Long Barrow
Cwm Fforest Long Barrow
Ty Illtyd Long Barrow
Pen-y-Wyrlod Long Barrow
Mynydd Troed Long Barrow
Pipton Long Barrow
Pen-y-Garn-Goch Long Barrow
Little Lodge Long Barrow
Waun Pwtlyn Long Barrow
Tythegston Long Barrow
New House Long Barrow
Heston Brake Long Barrow
Thornwell Farm Long Barrow
References
Scheduled Ancient Monuments, released as part of a response from Historic Scotland and Cadw to a request made using WhatDoTheyKnow, accessed 15 August 2009.
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