Uley Long Barrow — Hetty Pegler's Tump

Uley Long Barrow is a Neolithic communal tomb overlooking the Severn Valley. Its alternative name, Hetty Pegler’s Tump, commemorates Hester Pegler, who owned the land in the seventeenth century, rather than anyone known to have been buried in the monument. A central passage originally served paired side chambers and an end chamber beneath an elongated mound. Investigations recovered the remains of numerous people, demonstrating collective burial. Roman pottery and coins indicate that the barrow was opened in antiquity, and further damage occurred during later periods. Stone removal destroyed one chamber in 1821. John Thurnam’s excavation and reconstruction in 1854, followed by later repairs, strongly influenced the appearance visible today. Some reconstructed features are conjectural, making it important to distinguish surviving Neolithic architecture from conservation work. The monument records both early burial practice and the subsequent treatment of ancient remains. Period: Neolithic with Roman-period disturbance Grid reference: SO 78953 00034 Protection: Scheduled monument Source: Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1008195 (Open Government Licence). © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Banner photo: "Uley Long Barrow or Hetty Pegler's Tump - geograph.org.uk - 3336658" by John M, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0.