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Stoney Littleton Long Barrow
51.3133° N, -2.3817° E
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The Stoney Littleton Long Barrow (also known as the Bath Tumulus and the Wellow Tumulus) is a Neolithic chambered tomb with multiple burial chambers, located near the village of Wellow in the English county of Somerset. It is an example of the Cotswold-Severn Group and was scheduled as an ancient monument in 1882. It was one of the initial monuments included when the Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1882 became law. The chambered long barrow was built around 3500 BC. Excavations in the early 19th century uncovered bones from several individuals. The stone structure is about 30 metres (98 ft) in length and contains a 12.8 metres (42 ft) long gallery with three pairs of side chambers and an end chamber.
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First opening for roadstone
c. 1760
Excavation by Skinner and Hoare
1816–17
Restoration
1858
Scheduled as ancient monument
1882
Placed in state care
1884
Conservation and survey
1999–2000
Construction
c. 3500 BC
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