Lyneham Longbarrow
Lyneham Longbarrow is a long barrow near Lyneham in Oxfordshire. It is beside the A361 road, between Shipton-under-Wychwood and Chipping Norton. Just 30 feet from the barrow mound stands a standing stone 6 feet tall.
Description
Lyneham barrow stands on a ridge in the Cotswolds overlooking valleys to the north-west and south-east. The long barrow mound is 170 feet long, 62 feet wide and stands up to 6 feet high. Next to it is a weathered sandstone megalith 6 feet in height above ground level, 6 feet in width and 2 feet thick. The stone may have been part of a facade of standing stones.
Excavations
The barrow was excavated in 1894. The excavations located two chambers on the south-east side of the mound and at least one of these contained bone fragments, pottery and charcoal. Also found were two Anglo-Saxon burials which had been cut into the top of the existing mound.
Location
- Location map: 51°53’14"N, 1°34’9"W
- Streetmap: SP297210