What is recorded here
Long Barrow, Melbourn is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
Neolithic long barrow; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3700–3000 BCE). It represents one of the earliest forms of collective burial monuments in southern Britain and reflects the development of ritual and communal practices in prehistoric society.
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Photo: Lorraine and Keith Bowdler · CC BY-SA 2.0