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Submitted by 4clydesdale7 on Saturday, 13 August 2011 Page Views: 6119

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Crackstone Long Barrow
Country: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Minchinhampton Nearest Village: Crackstone
Map Ref: SO88650030
Latitude: 51.701326N Longitude: 2.165634W
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3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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4clydesdale7 visited on 12th Aug 2011 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4 The field has been divided up by the owners of Crackstone Stables (to keep pasture for horses separated) and it has been done in an unsightly way which rather detracts from the scene - quite a puzzle this site

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**Crackstone Long Barrow** submitted by 4clydesdale7 : Looking at the Long Barrow from the SSW to give an impression of its general shape (Vote or comment on this photo)

Possible Long Barrow in Gloucestershire. This is a site which has caused much conflicting discussion over the years, all of which remains unresolved even today - both the Bris. & Glos. Arch. Society and Pastscape remain unconvinced either way - is it a ruined Long Barrow or are they old quarry workings? Perhaps you would like to enter the debate...

The opinion that the area is an ancient quarry is not based on what is on the ground but on the general area - in Vol 50 of the Transactions of BGAS R.J.Burton wrote:-

' There is a crossing of two roads here (Crackstone), at the NE corner of which are a farmyard and buildings (today Crackstone Stables). At the back of these (up the track to Lower Peaches Farm) a field rises (within about 75m) to a ridge which (the field) is hummocky. At first sight like two other fields close by (to the N) where quarrying has been carried on. There is, however, an important difference, for in this case there are only two small depressions utterly inadequate to account for the mounds. The heaps are not thrown up, but rather thrown down on to the natural surface. The probable axis was about N and S and the length, roughly, 160-170ft. The name Crackstone seems to add weight to the suggestion of a disturbed Barrow.'

I can find no record of it ever having been excavated - but evidence in situ seems to suggest it has been at some time. Burton was right to draw comparison with the more northerly 'quarries' - they are definitely below the general field level - as you can see from the photographs the hollows between the mounds do not go below general field level - ie the troughs were not 'dug out' thus the hollows are not 'quarries' -

What did my old Maths master say - QED - but what do you think - BGAS published a contrary opinion in 1960 and Pastscape 212735 seem to sit on the fence.

For another intriguing site see Haresdown Barrow, and of course the well known Long Stone, see the nearby sites list below.
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SO8800 : Crackstone Stables by Vieve Forward — by Vieve Forward
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SO8800 : Tree at Crackstone by David Gruar — by David Gruar
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SO8800 : Road into Crackstone from the Ragged Cot Pub by norman hyett — by norman hyett
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ST8899 : Standing Stone in Drystone wall. by Michael Murray — by Michael Murray
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SO8900 : Lower Peaches Farm by Wayland Smith — by Wayland Smith
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