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Lugbury Long Barrow

Neolithic long barrow in Wiltshire, England

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Lugbury Long Barrow is a prehistoric long barrow in Wiltshire, England, about 0.6 miles (1 km) east of Nettleton and about 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Castle Combe. The site, excavated in the 19th century, is a scheduled monument.

Paleolithic
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Bronze Age
Iron Age
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Partial excavation by Richard Colt Hoare

1821

Excavation by George Julius Poulett Scrope

1854–1855

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Ditches
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Artificial Mounds
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Coordinates

51.51° N, -2.25° E