Between fifteen and twenty skeletons have been recovered from the mound over the years but we know little about the subsequent history of these finds. Two skulls went to Guy’s Hospital in London, but it is said that most of the bones were reburied in Uley churchyard.
The barrow is 120 feet (37 metres) long and 10 feet (3 metres) wide and of the ‘transepted’ type: its cruciform plan resembles that of a church with two pairs of chambers opening out of a central passage. The central passageway leads to an end chamber and two side chambers on the left or south side.
The north passage wall is a conjectural reconstruction but is known to have fronted two matching northern chambers, one of which was destroyed in 1821 by workmen seeking stone. It is one of the best surviving of the Cotswold Severn group – and one of the most atmospheric.
An added bonus of this long barrow is that following restoration in 2011, you can actually crawl inside through the open entrance into the darkness of the fully enclosed burial mound ------- if you dare! Take a torch to get the most benefit if you want to as it is very, very, very dark inside!!
If you are brave enough to enter and live to tell the tale, why not post a photo of you looking out of the entrance.