W.L. Lawrence, Esq. F.S.A. communicated in a letter to the Secretary an account of the examination of a chambered long barrow in Gloucestershire.

  • Lawrence, W.L.
Date:
1866
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Credit: W.L. Lawrence, Esq. F.S.A. communicated in a letter to the Secretary an account of the examination of a chambered long barrow in Gloucestershire. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    [From the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries, April 19, 186(3.] W. L. Lawrence, Esq. F.S.A. communicated in a letter to the Secretary an account of the examination of a Chambered Long Barrow in Gloucestershire, from which the following par- ticulars have been extracted :— The barrow is known by the name of Bellars or Belas Knap, and is situated on the property of Joseph Chamberlayne Cham- berlayne, Esq. in the parish of Charlton Abbot’s, co. Gloucester. It is on an elevated part of the high table-land of the Cotswold Hills, about seven miles east of Cheltenham, and four miles west of Winchcombe. It is immediately above a ravine which opens out into the vale of Evesham, and the precipitous side of which, to the east of the barrow, is called Humbel Bey How. It is of oblong form, 197 feet long, and 75 feet wide near the centre. Before the excavations were made, it appeared to be a mound of earth and stones, apparently about 12 to 13 feet high. Near the centre was a depression which appeared to be filled with darker stones gathered from the land, and a massive stone was lying on the slope, having no doubt been brought to light in some former investigation. Ground-plan of Barrow of Belas Knap, near Charlton Abbot’s, co. Gloucester,