Long Barrow at All Cannings

The Long Barrow at All Cannings, Wiltshire was the first new barrow built in Britain in thousands of years.

All Cannings Barrow, front view
All Cannings Barrow, front view

The structure was commissioned by farmer and Stonehenge steward Timothy Daw,[1] and completed in 2014.[2]

The monument is inspired by the neolithic barrows built 5,500 years ago, and is a sequence of stone chambers under an earthen mound. It contains niches for the placement of cremation urns. All niches are now reserved.[3]

BBC Countryfile filmed at the barrow on 2016.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Middleton, Christopher Middleton (14 November 2014). "Stonehenge steward builds his own burial chamber". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "'Neolithic' burial chamber opens". BBC News. 2014-09-20. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  3. ↑ "The Long Barrow at All Cannings a place for cremated remains". www.thelongbarrow.com. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  4. ↑ "Wiltshire, Countryfile - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 2018-04-27.

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