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Belas Knap - Nr Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

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On a lovely, sunny day in October we paid a visit to Belas Knap in Gloucestershire. There is a parking area and the barrow is about over half a mile from there.There's a steep climb for the first stretch of the footpath, with lovely views of Winchcombe leading to the rounded hill top. This walk takes approximately 10 minutes depending on your level of fitness. and there's a stone stile to negotiate.

Belas Knap is a neolithic, chambered long barrow situated on Cleeve Hill, near Cheltenham and Winchcombe, in Gloucestershire, England. 'Belas' is possibly derived from the Latin - bellus, meaning 'beautiful', 'Knap' is Old English for the top, or summit of a hill.

The barrow is beautiful! Shaped like the Goddess, with a false main entrance and burial chambers that you can access at the sides. According to English Heritage the remains of 31 people were found in the chambers.

During the 19th-century excavations, the false entrance was found to cover the remains of six skeletons, including five infants, which are thought to be early Bronze Age interments. The south-eastern chamber contained the remains of two males and two females along with animal bones and flint artefacts. The north-eastern chamber contained twelve burials, the western chamber fourteen, and the southern chamber just one. The excavators also reported finding a circle of flat stones beneath the centre of the mound, though these were later removed.

This is a wonderful place to visit. The energy here is still and potent. We loved it!

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