Nympsfield Long Barrow

[1] In common with other barrows in the area it lies on the edge of a scarp of Jurassic oolitic (egg stone) limestone.

There is evidence of curving walls behind the east entrance, which leads into a square forecourt area, opening onto a central passage.

[1] The barrow has been excavated on three separate occasions,[8] in 1862 by Buckman with the Cotteswold Naturalist's Field Club, in 1937 by E. M. Clifford and in 1974 by A.

[1] It is believed that, following interment, the bodies were left for a predetermined length of time, before a specific event took place, where the tomb was sealed over permanently.

[12] The digs uncovered the remains of fires, and pig bones, within the forecourt, indicating that ritualized meals were eaten, during burial ceremonies.

This is a common feature of many long barrows in the Cotswold-Severn Group, in north Wales and northern and central Ireland and is thought to have a symbolic meaning.