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Belas Knap

Long Barrow (neolithic)
Belas Knap
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Belas Knap as Long Barrow (neolithic). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Neolithic long barrow; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (circa 3700–3000 BCE). It is significant as a rare and well-preserved example of a chambered tomb in the Severn-Cotswold tradition, reflecting early communal burial practices in southern Britain.

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Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0