Archaeological sites · South West England
Hazleton long barrows, north and south
In or near Compton Abdale.
Hazleton long barrows, north and south — long barrows in Hazleton, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Hazleton long barrows, north and south is an archaeological site in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "long barrows in Hazleton, Gloucestershire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.8683°, -1.8964°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Hazleton long barrows are a pair of Neolithic chambered tombs located close to Hazleton village in Gloucestershire, England. Part of the Cotswold-Severn group of long barrows, the barrows, Hazleton North and Hazleton South, date back to approximately 3700-3600 BCE. Hazleton North is deemed a notable archaeological site owing to its well-preserved structure that allowed researchers to gain insight into early farming communities during prehistoric British society. Hazleton North underwent a major and total archaeological excavation between 1979 and 1982. Results of the excavation offered direct evidence of kinship-based burial practices, revealing one of the earliest-known family trees from DNA analysis. Comprehensive research into the barrow's construction, deconstruction and inner burial chamber provided valuable information on Neolithic burial culture and social organisation in prehistoric Britain.
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Background
Description
]] Hazleton long barrows consist of two separate cairns: Hazleton North Cairn and Hazleton South Cairn. Both cairns are located north of Hazleton village, approximately 250 metres above Ordnance Datum. The bedrock is fine-grained limestone of the Great Oolite Group, dating from the Middle Jurassic. Analysis of samples from the buried land surface on which Hazleton North was constructed showed that it was built in an abandoned arable area where large trees such as beech and oak were scarce. To acquire stone for constructing the cairn, two quarries were used adjacent to the tomb, one to the west and the other to the east. Unlike Hazleton North Cairn that had been fully excavated by the end of…
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- Coordinates
- 51.8683, -1.8964
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Cotswold
- Parish
- Hazleton
- Postcode
- GL54 4EB
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Cotswolds
Sources
- wikidata: Q17649106 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hazleton long barrows (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hazleton long barrows, north and south?
- Hazleton long barrows, north and south is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL54 4EB), in the parish of Hazleton.
- What is Hazleton long barrows, north and south?
- Hazleton long barrows, north and south — long barrows in Hazleton, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Hazleton long barrows, north and south?
- Drivers can use postcode GL54 4EB.
- Is Hazleton long barrows, north and south a listed building?
- Hazleton long barrows, north and south is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Hazleton long barrows, north and south a protected site?
- Yes — Hazleton long barrows, north and south is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Hazleton long barrows, north and south free to visit?
- Yes, Hazleton long barrows, north and south is free to enter.
- How do I get to Hazleton long barrows, north and south?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode GL54 4EB. It sits within the North Cotswolds parliamentary constituency.