Stoney Littleton Long Barrow

The Stoney Littleton Long Barrow is a Neolithic chambered tomb with multiple burial chambers, located near the village of Wellow in the English county of Somerset [1]. It is an example of the Cotswold-Severn Group and was scheduled as an ancient monument in 1882 [1]. The stone structure is about 30 metres in length and contains a 12.8-metre long gallery with three pairs of side chambers and an end chamber [1]. Stoney Littleton Long Barrow was probably constructed around 3500 BC [1]. The tomb was first opened around 1760 by a local farmer to obtain stone for road building [1]. The site was excavated by John Skinner and Richard Hoare in 1816–17, along with a labourer Zebedee Weston [1]. The excavation revealed the bones (some burned) of several individuals [1]. The passage and entrance are roughly aligned towards the midwinter sunrise [1].