Although typically described as a long barrow, the mound is actually a transepted gallery grave. It was probably built before 3000 BC.[1]
It measures about 37 metres (121 ft) long, 34 metres (112 ft) wide, and has a maximum height of 3 metres (9.8 ft).[2] It contains a stone-built central passage with two chambers on each side and another at the end. The earthen mound is surrounded by a dry-stone revetting wall.
The barrow was archaeologically excavated in 1821, revealing the remains of fifteen skeletons and a later, intrusive Roman age burial above the northeast chamber. It was excavated again in 1854.
The mound is nicknamed after Hester, wife of the 17th-century landowner Henry Pegler. Hester died in 1694, and Henry in 1695. It is clearly signposted from the side of the nearby Crawley Hill (B4066 road) between Uley and Nympsfield. It is about 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) south of Nympsfield Long Barrow.
End chamber inside the barrow
The barrow was reopened in 2011 after a short closure for essential health and safety work.
^History and Research: Uley Long Barrow, English Heritage, retrieved 11 April 2012
^Uley Long Barrow, Pastscape, retrieved 11 April 2012
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uley, long, barrow, also, known, locally, hetty, pegler, tump, neolithic, burial, mound, near, village, uley, gloucestershire, england, entrance, typetransepted, gallery, gravelocationuleycoordinates51, 698652, 3059025, 698652, 3059025os, grid, referenceso, 78. Uley Long Barrow also known locally as Hetty Pegler s Tump is a Neolithic burial mound near the village of Uley Gloucestershire England Uley Long BarrowThe entrance to Uley Long BarrowTypeTransepted gallery graveLocationUleyCoordinates51 41 55 N 2 18 21 W 51 698652 N 2 3059025 W 51 698652 2 3059025OS grid referenceSO 78953 00034AreaGloucestershireBuiltPrior to 3000 BCEOwnerEnglish HeritageScheduled monumentOfficial nameUley long barrow also known as Hetty Pegler s Tump 400m south east of Knapp Farm HouseDesignated21 October 1921Reference no 1008195Location of Uley Long Barrow in Gloucestershire Contents 1 Details 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDetails editAlthough typically described as a long barrow the mound is actually a transepted gallery grave It was probably built before 3000 BC 1 It measures about 37 metres 121 ft long 34 metres 112 ft wide and has a maximum height of 3 metres 9 8 ft 2 It contains a stone built central passage with two chambers on each side and another at the end The earthen mound is surrounded by a dry stone revetting wall The barrow was archaeologically excavated in 1821 revealing the remains of fifteen skeletons and a later intrusive Roman age burial above the northeast chamber It was excavated again in 1854 The mound is nicknamed after Hester wife of the 17th century landowner Henry Pegler Hester died in 1694 and Henry in 1695 It is clearly signposted from the side of the nearby Crawley Hill B4066 road between Uley and Nympsfield It is about 1 4 kilometres 0 87 mi south of Nympsfield Long Barrow nbsp End chamber inside the barrowThe barrow was reopened in 2011 after a short closure for essential health and safety work See also editList of English Heritage propertiesReferences edit History and Research Uley Long Barrow English Heritage retrieved 11 April 2012 Uley Long Barrow Pastscape retrieved 11 April 2012External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Uley Long Barrow Megalithic Portal Hetty Peglers Tump English Heritage Hetty Pegler s Tump Visions of the Past Uley Long Barrow photographs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Uley Long Barrow amp oldid 1155294701, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
