United Kingdom

Uley Long Barrow

Neolithic transepted gallery grave in Gloucestershire, UK

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Uley Long Barrow, also known locally as Hetty Pegler's Tump, is a Neolithic burial mound, near the village of Uley, Gloucestershire, England.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Death of Hester Pegler (nickname origin)

1694

Death of Henry Pegler

1695

Excavation (1821)

1821

Excavation (1854)

1854

Repairs (1871, 1891, 1906)

1871, 1891, 1906

Reopening after safety work

2011

Construction (estimated)

before 3000 BC

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Burial and Funerary Structures

TombsGravesBurial Mounds
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Artificial MoundsLandscaped Earthworks
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Country

United Kingdom

Coordinates

51.70° N, -2.31° E