Belas Knap Long Barrow
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Overview
Dating from approximately 3800 BC, the remains of 31 bodies were found in Belas Knap Long Barrow when it was excavated in the 19th century, along with some Roman pottery – we may not have been the first visitors here. Particularly notable for its elaborate 'false entrance', the four-chambered burial cairn has been restored several times
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About the area
Gloucestershire is home to a variety of landscapes, including the Cotswolds, a region of gentle hills, valleys and gem-like villages that roll through the county. To their west is the Severn Plain, watered by Britain’s longest river and characterised by orchards and farms marked out by hedgerows that blaze with mayflower in the spring; beyond the Severn are the Forest of Dean and the Wye Valley.
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