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Nympsfield Long Barrow is the remains of a Neolithic burial site or barrow, located close to the village of Nympsfield in Gloucestershire, South West England. It lies at the edge of a woods, and is now the location of a picnic site.〔 It is one of the earliest examples of a barrow with separate chambers.〔 It was constructed around 2800 BCE. It is a Scheduled Monument (number 22857) in the guardianship of English Heritage.〔National Monuments Records: English Heritage〕 Many of the finds from excavations at this site are now in the Gloucester City Museum. ==Location== Nympsfield Long Barrow is sited to the southeast of the B4066 road, around southwest of Stroud, and approximately west of Cirencester within Coaley Peak Country Park.〔 The tumulus is no longer visible.〔 In common with other barrows in the area it lies on the edge of a scarp of Jurassic oolitic (egg stone) limestone. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nympsfield Long Barrow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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