Uley Long Barrow

Uley Long Barrow

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Uley Long Barrow, also known locally as "Hetty Pegler's Tump", is a Neolithic burial mound, near the village of Uley, Gloucestershire, England. Although typically described as a long barrow, the mound is actually a transected gallery grave.

It is about 180 ft in length and contains a stone built central passage with two chambers on either side and another at the end. The earthen mound is surrounded by a dry-stone revetting wall. To the east of the mound is a deep forecourt.

The barrow was archaeologically excavated in 1821 when the remains of 15 skeletons were found, and a later, intrusive Roman age burial above the northeast chamber. It was excavated again in 1854. It was probably built before 3,000 BC. [English Heritage display board at the entrance gate, July 2008]

The mound is named after Hester the wife of the 17th century landowner Henry Pegler. Hester died in 1694, and Henry in 1695.

It is clearly sign-posted at the side of the nearby Crawley Hill (B4066) between Uley and Nymphsfield. Access is by means of a grass track towards the wood and then a small footpath through a gap in the hedge. The barrow lies in the corner of the adjoining field next to the wood.

Recently the internal chambers have been restritced with wood and wire fencing preventing entry beyond the first few feet.

External links

* [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=79 Megalithic Portal: Hetty Peglers Tump]

* [http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.00100100101300100500f English Heritage: Hetty Pegler's Tump]

* [http://witcombe.sbc.edu/earthmysteries/EMPegler.html Chris Witcome's Earth Mysteries: Hetty Pegler's Tump]

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