The famous O.G.S.Crawford in 1920 described this barrow as 'the finest long barrow I have ever seen, it is certainly the most perfect specimen in Gloucestershire'. In describing the three extant stones he says 'there were three large blocks of local limestone and tell-tale signs that within the tump lay a stone built chamber' Two of the stones are upright whilst the third lies tilted across them and supported by them. He ventured the opinion that the tilted stone had been a roofing slab.
There is a superb side profile photograph in TC Darvill's Long Barrows of the Cotswolds on page 10. Combine this photograph with those contributed by 'our resident kite photographer' and you begin to share Crawford's enthusiasm which must at least tempt you on site. The National Trust are flattered by the continuing interest in the Long Barrow and give it more prominence in their description of Lodge Park than they did originally. Strangely Darvill made no mention of it in his review of Long Barrows for BGAS (with LV Grinsell) 1989 Vol 107
It goes without saying that BGAS have considerable enthusiasm too! There is worthwhile reading to be found in 1960 Vol. 79 at page 78 and their Archaeological Review of 1995 reported in the 1996 Transaction Vol 114 at pages 172/173 - both of which can be found on line.
In the Corcoran Gazetteer it is referred to as GLO5 - the loquacious and effervescent G Witts gives the barrow an honourable mention - No 23. Examination seems most infrequent; the last two being a resistivity survey in 1995 and an EH detailed field survey in 2005. Unfortunately I have not seen a copy of the latter.
The site is one of 'Gloucestershire's Little Secrets' and as H_Fenton implies (I think) - it is a Gem. It is frequently compared to Sale's Lot and Belas Knap - even though it may have 'seen better days' it leaves a visitor with many unanswered questions - and a little mystery always helps!
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