Long Barrow at All Cannings
The Long Barrow at All Cannings is a modern barrow near All Cannings, Wiltshire, England, inspired by the neolithic barrows built 5,500 years ago. It was the first barrow built in Britain in thousands of years.
| The Long Barrow at All Cannings | |
|---|---|
 The exterior of the monument | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Architectural style | Neo-neolithic |
| Location | All Cannings, Wiltshire |
| Coordinates | 51.3637°N 1.8961°W |
| Construction started | 2014 |
| Completed | 2015 |
| Opening | 2015 |
| Owner | Timothy Daw |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Riverdale Stone |
The structure was commissioned by farmer and Stonehenge steward Timothy Daw,[1] and completed in 2014.[2] A sequence of stone chambers under an earthen mound contains 340 niches for the placement of cremation urns, which were sold for £1,000 each to pay for the construction of the barrow.[3]
BBC television programme Countryfile filmed at the barrow in 2016.[4]
In 2018 it was approved as a place of worship.[5]
The barrow has been associated with the revival of barrow building in the UK.[6][7][8]
References
- Middleton, Christopher Middleton (14 November 2014). "Stonehenge steward builds his own burial chamber". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- "'Neolithic' burial chamber opens". BBC News. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- "Burial mound owner 'worried' over long barrow's £13,000 tax bill". BBC News: Wiltshire. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- "Wiltshire, Countryfile – BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- "Burial mound approved for druid worship". BBC News. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- Doughty, Eleanor (8 December 2019). "Inside Soulton Hall, a house that was 'like a spaceship arriving in Shropshire'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- "Barrow owners unite for stone swap". www.banburyguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- Ough, Tom (28 July 2019). "The Wiltshire town famous for bumbling low-level criminality". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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