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Belas Knap
51.9272° N, -1.9708° E
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Belas Knap is a neolithic, chambered long barrow situated on Cleeve Hill, near Cheltenham and Winchcombe, in Gloucestershire, England. It is a type of monument known as the Cotswold Severn Cairn, all of which have a similar trapezoid shape, and are found scattered along the River Severn. Belas Knap is described in the English Heritage designation listing statement as an "outstanding example representing a group of long barrows commonly referred to as the Cotswold-Severn group".
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First excavations and repairs
1863–1865
Restoration work
1928–1931
1963 excavations
1963
Construction
c. 3000 BC
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