West Kennet Long Barrow
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West Kennet Long Barrow is a large Neolithic chambered tomb and one of the best-preserved prehistoric burial monuments in southern England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| West Kennet Long Barrow canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6709783 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West Kennet Long Barrow Context triple: [Wiltshire, contains, West Kennet Long Barrow]
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A.
Belas Knap long barrow
Belas Knap long barrow is a well-preserved Neolithic chambered tomb in the Cotswolds, known for its distinctive false entrance and scenic hilltop setting.
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B.
Durrington Walls
Durrington Walls is a large Neolithic henge and settlement site in Wiltshire, England, believed to have been a major ceremonial and residential center associated with the builders of Stonehenge.
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C.
Copse of Trees Monument
The Copse of Trees Monument is a memorial at Gettysburg National Military Park marking the focal point of Pickett’s Charge and the “High Water Mark of the Confederacy” during the American Civil War.
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D.
Gavrinis cairn
Gavrinis cairn is a Neolithic passage grave on the island of Gavrinis in Brittany, France, renowned for its richly carved megalithic stone art.
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E.
Wideford Hill chambered cairn
Wideford Hill chambered cairn is a Neolithic stone burial monument on Orkney, Scotland, noted for its well-preserved multi-chambered interior and archaeological significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West Kennet Long Barrow Target entity description: West Kennet Long Barrow is a large Neolithic chambered tomb and one of the best-preserved prehistoric burial monuments in southern England.
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A.
Belas Knap long barrow
Belas Knap long barrow is a well-preserved Neolithic chambered tomb in the Cotswolds, known for its distinctive false entrance and scenic hilltop setting.
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B.
Durrington Walls
Durrington Walls is a large Neolithic henge and settlement site in Wiltshire, England, believed to have been a major ceremonial and residential center associated with the builders of Stonehenge.
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C.
Copse of Trees Monument
The Copse of Trees Monument is a memorial at Gettysburg National Military Park marking the focal point of Pickett’s Charge and the “High Water Mark of the Confederacy” during the American Civil War.
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D.
Gavrinis cairn
Gavrinis cairn is a Neolithic passage grave on the island of Gavrinis in Brittany, France, renowned for its richly carved megalithic stone art.
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E.
Wideford Hill chambered cairn
Wideford Hill chambered cairn is a Neolithic stone burial monument on Orkney, Scotland, noted for its well-preserved multi-chambered interior and archaeological significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic long barrow
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chambered tomb ⓘ prehistoric burial monument ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| access | footpath from A4 road ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Neolithic period ⓘ |
| containsRemainsOf |
Neolithic pottery
ⓘ
animal bones ⓘ flint tools ⓘ human skeletons ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| county | Wiltshire ⓘ |
| discovered | early 19th century ⓘ |
| distanceFromAvebury | about 2.4 kilometres south ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
John Thurnam
ⓘ
Richard Atkinson ⓘ Stuart Piggott ⓘ |
| gridReference | SU 104 677 ⓘ |
| hasChambers | five main burial chambers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
blocking stones
ⓘ
central passage ⓘ forecourt ⓘ stone-lined chambers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| inception | circa 3650 BC ⓘ |
| landscapeContext | part of the Avebury ritual landscape ⓘ |
| length | about 100 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ Wiltshire ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Avebury
ⓘ
River Kennet ⓘ |
| majorExcavation | 1955–1956 ⓘ |
| managedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
chalk
ⓘ
sarsen stone ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Avebury ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Avebury World Heritage Site
ⓘ
linked to:
Avebury
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to:
Avebury
|
| region |
South West England
ⓘ
linked to:
southwest England
|
| restoredIn | 1950s ⓘ |
| significance |
important site for study of Neolithic funerary practices
ⓘ
one of the best-preserved Neolithic chambered tombs in southern England ⓘ |
| typeOfPlan | transepted gallery grave ⓘ |
| usedFor |
collective burial
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ritual activity ⓘ |
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Subject: West Kennet Long Barrow Description of subject: West Kennet Long Barrow is a large Neolithic chambered tomb and one of the best-preserved prehistoric burial monuments in southern England.
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