Near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 6QX

Lyneham Longbarrow

Prehistoric

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3.4

Wildland

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Why it's Wildland

3.4

A low, scrub-covered mound and a separate standing stone mark the remains of a prehistoric long barrow near Chipping Norton. Excavations in 1894 found two chambers on its south-east side, including one containing bone, pottery and charcoal.

Lyneham Longbarrow offers a tangible link to prehistoric burial practices, with an unusual surviving standing stone and archaeological details that reward a closer look. Its visitor access is unconfirmed, so check before setting out.

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The experience

A small archaeological site rather than a developed visitor attraction. The mound is scrub-covered, and the surviving standing stone is separate from it. Public access and visitor facilities are unverified.

Things to do

Look for the standing stone

The Ashmolean archive describes a six-foot standing stone to the north-west of the barrow, separated from the mound but considered likely to have been part of it. View only from a place where access is permitted.

Notice the shape of the mound

The archive records the mound as scrub-covered and approximately 32 metres long in recent field inspections. Its edges had been ploughed up to, and no surrounding ditch was visible at the time described.

Make a day of it

Quick escape · Under 1 hour, if access is available

A brief look at the barrow

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If access is permitted, view the scrub-covered mound and the separate standing stone; do not enter restricted or private land.

Verified history

The Ashmolean’s Oxfordshire historic archive records an excavation of Lyneham Longbarrow in 1894, when two chambers were found on the south-east side; one contained bone, pottery and charcoal. The archive also records two Anglo-Saxon graves, a sword and an iron currency bar at the site. A six-foot standing stone lies to the north-west, separated from the mound, and was considered likely to have been part of the barrow. Recent field inspections described the mound as about 32 metres long and 1.75 metres high at its north-east end.

Hidden details

A marker separated from the mound — The standing stone is no longer beside the barrow. The Ashmolean archive says it lies to the north-west and was almost certainly an original component.

Evidence from different periods — Alongside material from the excavated chambers, the archive records two Anglo-Saxon graves, a sword and an iron currency bar at the site.

When to go

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What to look for

If access is permitted, look for the scrub-covered mound and the separate standing stone to its north-west. The Ashmolean archive records that the mound measured about 32 metres long in recent field inspections and that two chambers were found on its south-east side during the 1894 excavation.

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Archaeology

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How long to spend

Under 1 hour (if access is available)

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Chipping Norton OX7 6QX

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Public access has not been verified. Check access arrangements before travelling; do not enter private land or restricted areas. Access arrangements are unconfirmed. Check before visiting; do not enter private land or restricted structures.

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