Soulton Long Barrow

The monument is inspired by Neolithic barrows built around 5,500 years ago, and following the constructions of the Long Barrow at All Cannings, Wiltshire and the Willow Row Barrow at St Neots, Cambridgeshire. It takes inspiration from among other monuments Bryn Celli Ddu, Barclodiad y Gawres, and Stoney Littleton Long Barrow. Developing the barrow involved collaboration with archaeologists at the University of Cambridge[6] [7]

The gate for the barrow was designed by Giles Smith, winner, in the Assemble Collective, of the 2015 Turner Prize.[8]

The Barrow's first chamber was opened for use in summer 2018.[9][10]

A second phase of the barrow's development was begun and completed in the winter of 2019.[11]

In April, 2019, the monument was covered on an episode of BBC Countryfile, being visited by Matt Baker and Ellie Harrison.[12]

Soulton Long Barrow just after dawn on the Summer Solstice 2020

The monument was included in the 2020 Architecture Foundation exhibition "Congregation", in St Mary Magdalene, Paddington. The exhibition looked at, "the changing nature of sacred architecture in Britain through the presentation of 23 buildings designed in the past decade",[13][14] [15][16]  Edwin Heathcote of the Financial Times reviewed this exhibition and said of the project "Most esoteric of all, yet also strangely sympathetic, is the Soulton Long Barrow, a neo-neolithic mound of stone and earth designed to store the cremated remains of... any religion or none".[17]

Standing Stone One

Standing Stone Two

Standing Stone Three

The Soulton Standing Stones, erected in 2017

There is a sequence of standing stones, signaling the route to the barrow from Soulton Road.[18]

Three megalithic limestone standing stones are located on the access route to the barrow.

These were added to the approach route to the barrow in autumn 2017.[19]

The stone for these monoliths, as with the barrow itself, came from Churchfield Quarry, Oundle, near Peterborough.

There is no deliberate alignment beyond way-marking for these standing stones.

In March 2020, plans were announced to build a modern henge monument close by the barrow.[20][21] [22][23]

The following modern barrows:

• The Long Barrow at All Cannings
• Willow Row Barrow
• Mid England Barrow[24]
• High Ground Meadow Barrow[25]

• Official website
• Page on the host farm's website about the barrow
• BBC Coverage of the first chamber nearing completion