Some of the best examples of long barrows in Neolithic northern Europe come from Scandinavia.
They are rectangular, trapezoidal (trapeze-shaped) or triangular in shape. They were sometimes constructed within stone or timber enclosures and often had stone facades.
Timber or stone chambers were constructed inside the mounds and symbolic offerings were placed in different parts of the structure.
It is very difficult to determine the number of individuals buried in different long barrows. Some contain only one or two burials while others contain many.
Long barrows differ in size, the largest being several dozen metres in length.
The visibility of the long barrows in the landscape is considered to have been one of the most important considerations in the construction of these monuments.
