Grans Barrow
The Neolithic Grans Barrow is one of about 300 Long Barrows in Scotland and England with a concentration in the south and east of England.
The approximately 2.0 m high, 60 m long and 20 m wide Grans Barrow is located on Toyd Dawn in Rockbourne, near Fordingbridge in Hampshire in England. The backfilled, no longer visible, parallel flanking trenches were separated from the hill by broad berms . The grave mound is oriented with its slightly larger end to the south according to the ridge on which it lies. The hill profile is just without any significant depression. Seen from the south and west, the burial mound is more conspicuous than the neighboring Knap Barrow , which is longer but not as high. The Nichtmegalithische long hill ( English non-megalithic monument ) and its neighbors are the best preserved and easily accessible to the local group of barrows.
Excavations of other mounds yielded little useful information about the structure. The systems also differ in detail. However, the wooden chamber always has an almost rectangular shape, which is defined by pits or posts on the front and rear walls.
The hills, which are concentrated in England, are made of earth, so they are tumuli ( English Barrows ). The Scottish stone variety, the stone chamberless Long Cairns ( Dalladies , Lochhill , Slewcairn ) are common in Scotland, but not very common in England.
literature
- Paul Ashbee: The Earthen Long Barrow in Britain: An Introduction to the Study of the Funerary Practice and Culture of the Neolithic People of the Third Millennium BC. Geo Books 1984. ISBN 0-8609-4170-1 .
- Frances Lynch: Megalithic Tombs and Long Barrows in Britain. Shire Publications Ltd. 1997 ISBN 0-7478-0341-2 .
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Coordinates: 50 ° 58 ′ 39.2 " N , 1 ° 52 ′ 23.4" W.