Wayland's Smithy

Wayland's Smithy is an Early Neolithic chambered long barrow located near the village of Ashbury in the south-central English county of Oxfordshire [1]. The barrow is believed to have been completed around 3430 BCE by pastoral communities shortly after the introduction of agriculture to the British Isles from continental Europe [1]. The site's appearance is a result of restoration following excavations undertaken by archaeologists, Stuart Piggott and Richard Atkinson, from 1962–1963 [1]. Their research of the site showed it had been built in two different phases [1]. The barrow is on the same hill range as Uffington White Horse and Uffington Castle; it is also close to The Ridgeway [1].