Uley Long Barrow

Nice neolithic barrow you can go in. Three small rooms. Best place to park is off B4066 Crawley Hill Road just east of the barrow. Beware Google maps first sent me to a nice forest walking trail north of the barrow, parking at the bottom of the hill, but you have to climb off up a steep hill off trail the last 100m to get to the barrow.

Fantastic example of a neolithic burial chamber. Worth the squeeze getting through the knee high entrance. I remembered this time to take a torch with me and it made it easier to appreciate the beautiful stonework inside 👍

Lovely barrow, very short walk from the road. Quiet and you can go inside although two of the chambers are blocked. Great picnic stop. The symbolksm of being buried in the womb of the mother can not be missed in the form of the mound.

Tricky to get to from down. Here's how: Arriving at Knapp Ln and parking at it's end (google's alternative to parking on B4066) you find yourself on the beautiful Cotswold-Way. Walk right (South-west) towards the burrow and you'll soon realize the path doesn't actually go up there. Keep walking. There's a small silver memorial plaque to Kenneth Smith on the left hand side of this path and if you walk on about 50mts and climb the hill it will get you right to the monument on top. Its a steep unmarked climb but it's short enough and a much nicer way to get to this stunning place. The plaque says "What will survive of us is love".

Beware the car park has only a few spots and some deep pot holes. If visiting just after rain you'd be best off parking just up the road a bit where there are two separate pieces for a few cars each to park. Nice walk across the field to the barrow. If you're small enough you can get inside and explore the rooms. My son found a sleeping bat hanging from the room too!

Uley Long Barrow Constructed 5,500 years ago with a Burial mound dated at 3800 BC. 22 individuals (men, women and children) along with a Boar's tusk pendant. I've tried previously to find this beauty, but couldn't locate it last time. No idea why, it was very straightforward this time around. A lovely approach to it. Small chambers with limited depth but definitely a peaceful and charming barrow. Neolithic burial mound at least 5, 500 years old. It overlooks the Severn Valley. The remains of 15 to 20 people from the neolithic along with various pieces of grave goods includung jewellery and ornaments have been excavated. A pair of boar jawbones drilled with holes were also found, speculatively you might consider these artefacts as having a ritual purpose. A Roman man was buried in the earth of the mound. Local folklore provides that the ghost of a Roman soldier has been sighted. ancient-stones.com have brilliant aerial photographs which I've added with reference to the site. Thank you for these brilliant photos.

A weekend in Uley was wonderful. Lots of walks and finished with this beautiful tomb!

Uley's Long Barrow is just off the B4066. Parking is limited to only a couple of spaces but not a lot of people visit this. You can enter the barrow but you have to crouch down and it is very dark inside. On the other side of the road, there's a vast field of Canola flower. Very beautiful and good place for a photo.