Nympsfield Long Barrow

Nympsfield Long Barrow
The tomb in 2008
LocationEngland, United Kingdom
Coordinates51°42′37″N 2°17′59″W / 51.71025°N 2.29970°W / 51.71025; -2.29970
TypeGrave
History
MaterialStone
Foundedc.2800 BC

The Nympsfield Long Barrow is the remains of a Neolithic burial site or barrow, located close to the village of Nympsfield in Gloucestershire, South West England.

It lies at the edge of a woods, and is now the location of a picnic site. It is one of the earliest examples of a barrow with separate chambers. It was constructed around 2800 BC.

It is a Scheduled Monument (number 22857) in the guardianship of English Heritage.

Many of the finds from excavations at this site are now in the Gloucester City Museum.