long barrow

American  

noun

Archaeology.

1. a funerary barrow having an elongate shape, sometimes constructed over a megalithic chamber tomb and usually containing one or more inhumed corpses along with artifacts: primarily Neolithic but extending into the Bronze Age.

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Example Sentences

Dr. Obermaier’s survey of the local terrain pointed to the presence of a long barrow, an elongated stone monument to the dead.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2022

It's not clear what the long barrow was used for, and it's that lack of clarity that's interesting and in a way inspiring, because you can make up your own stories.

From The Guardian • Aug. 8, 2011

Silbury Hill is an iron age manmade hill, and the long barrow is almost in its shadow – the whole area is full of these ancient pre-Christian sites.

From The Guardian • Aug. 8, 2011

The long barrow is usually about 200 feet in length, 40 feet wide, and 8 to 12 feet high.

From English Villages by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)

Not far away in Clatford Bottom is the "Devil's Den," a cromlech upon the remains of a long barrow; the upper slab measures nine feet by eight.

From Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter by Holmes, Edric