2 Dec 2018

DAILY TELEGRAPH: OWNER OF UK'S FIRST PAGAN BURIAL MOUND IN 5,000 YEARS TOLD HE MUST PAY BUSINESS RATES AS A "STORAGE UNIT"


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A farmer who built the first new long barrow tomb in the UK in more than 5,000 years has been told that he must pay thousands of pounds in business rates on it.

Tim Daw, the owner of the burial ground used by Pagans, has been told by the Valuation Office Agency that he must pay between £4,500 to £5,000 a year in business rates for his burial mound where people pay to inter the ashes of their loved ones.

1 Dec 2018

BBC: FIRST LONG BARROW IN 5,500 YEARS APPROVED FOR DRUID WORSHIP

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A replica Neolithic long barrow built in 2014 has been registered as a place of worship for druids.

The burial chamber, which can hold up to 1,000 urns, was opened at All Cannings in Wiltshire four years ago.