Nympsfield Long Barrow

The Nympsfield Long Barrow is the remains of a Neolithic burial site or barrow, located close to the village of Nympsfield in Gloucestershire [1]. It lies at the edge of a woods [1]. It is one of the earliest examples of a barrow with separate chambers [1]. It was constructed around 2800 BC [1]. The barrow is 27 by 18 metres in size and overall trapezoidal in shape [1]. The barrow has been excavated on three separate occasions, in 1862 by Buckman with the Cotteswold Naturalist's Field Club, in 1937 by Elsie Clifford and in 1974 by A. Saville [1]. 23 bodies were discovered within the site [1]. The remains of cremated children were placed in a separate cist [1].