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The False Door of Belas Knap

This 5,500-year-old tomb was built with a fake entrance to protect the dead. The real burial chambers are hidden along the sides. Belas Knap is one of the finest Neolithic long barrows in England, dating to around 3700 BC — older than Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids. The barrow stretches 54 metres long, 18 metres wide, and nea...

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