VOL. XVIII. (i) NOTGROVE LONG BARROW 43 



NOTGROVE LONG BARROW 



BY 



G. B. WITTS, C.E., J.P. 

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This interesting Barrow, hitherto unnoticed in any archaeo- 

 logical work, is situated in the " Poor's Lots," one mile north- 

 west of the village of Notgrove, adjoining the road that leads 

 from Hawling to Bourton-on-the-Water, and four-and-a-half 

 miles from the latter place. 



The length of the Barrow was apparently 140 feet, and 

 its greatest width 78 feet, the direction is north-west and 

 south-east, the height of this part being only five feet, but 

 originally it must have been quite ten or twelve feet. 



The entire crown of the Barrow has at some time been 



removed, probably for the sake of the stone of which it was 



composed, and several large upright stones are exposed to 



view, forming a series of chambers very similar to those at 



■ Uley and Nympsfield. 



The interior of the Barrow is composed of stones from 

 the Oohte Freestone and Stonesfield Slate— a very large 

 quantity of the latter being found, though it must have been 

 brought from a distance, as there is none of this rock nearer 

 than a mile from the Barrow. 



The Barrow is enclosed by a well-built wall composed 

 of Stonesfield Slate. Towards the south-east end, at its 

 widest portion, the width of the Barrow from wall to wall 

 is 56 feet 6 inches, and here probably the walls assumed the 

 horned shape, though they have not yet been thoroughly 

 traced. 



I. This paper is reprinted from The ChelUnham Ladies' College Magazine, fjr February, 

 1882, pp. 14-16. — Ed. 



