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Long Barrows in Berkshire, England
2 sites recorded, with photos, maps and visitor reports
For ease of searching our database, sites in the unitary authorities of West Berkshire, Bracknell, Reading, Slough, Windsor and Wokingham are grouped under the old county of Berkshire. 
Elongated roughly rectangular structure that may contain many burial chambers. Long barrows appear to have been in constant use with burials being added over a period of centuries, the old bones being moved around to accommodate the new interment. It is thought that bones may even have been removed for ritual use, particularly the skulls and leg bones. See also the separate listings for Chambered Tomb and Chambered Cairn. 
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Inkpen Long Barrow . Long Barrow in Berkshire
Posted by vicky on Wednesday, 10 March 2004
Condition: 3, Ambience: 4, Access: 5, Accuracy: 3 (Our Pic)
Lambourn Long Barrow . Long Barrow in Berkshire
Posted by twentytrees on Tuesday, 17 September 2002
Condition: 3, Ambience: 3, Access: 4, Accuracy: 4 (Our Pic)
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