Hill forts · West Midlands
Lyneham Longbarrow
Lyneham Longbarrow — Long barrow in Oxfordshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Ascott-under-Wychwood · 2.2 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Lyneham Longbarrow is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Long barrow in Oxfordshire, England". Coordinates: 51.8872°, -1.5691°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Lyneham Longbarrow (grid reference SP297210) is a long barrow near Lyneham, Oxfordshire. It is beside the A361 road, between Shipton-under-Wychwood and Chipping Norton. Just nine metres from the barrow mound stands a 1.8-metre-tall (5.9 ft) standing stone.
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Background
Description
Lyneham barrow stands on a ridge overlooking valleys to the northwest and southeast. The long barrow mound is 52 metres long, 19 metres wide and stands up to 1.75 metres high. Next to it is a weathered sandstone megalith 1.8 metres in height above ground level, 2.0 metres in width and 0.5 metres thick. The stone may have been part of a facade of standing stones.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.8872, -1.5691
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- West Oxfordshire
- Parish
- Chadlington
- Postcode
- OX7 3NH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Banbury
- Nearest railway station
- Ascott-under-Wychwood — 2.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q15243198 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lyneham Longbarrow (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Lyneham Longbarrow - geograph.org.uk - 3144.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lyneham Longbarrow?
- Lyneham Longbarrow is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX7 3NH), in the parish of Chadlington.
- Is Lyneham Longbarrow a protected site?
- Yes — Lyneham Longbarrow is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Lyneham Longbarrow free to visit?
- Yes, Lyneham Longbarrow is free to enter.
- How do I get to Lyneham Longbarrow?
- The nearest railway station is Ascott-under-Wychwood, about 2.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX7 3NH.