© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Bell barrow 100m east of Stonehenge immediately south of the A344 is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of the extensive barrow cemetery that clusters around Stonehenge in Wiltshire. The monument is situated within the Stonehenge World Heritage Site and represents the funerary practices of communities who lived in the region during the second millennium BC. Bell barrows are a distinctive type of round barrow, characterised by a raised circular mound surrounded by a shallow ditch, and this example contributes to the archaeological landscape that demonstrates the ritual and burial significance of the Stonehenge area throughout prehistoric times. The barrow remains a scheduled ancient monument and forms an important element of the archaeological record relating to Bronze Age settlement and ceremonial activity on Salisbury Plain.
Bell barrow 100m east of Stonehenge immediately south of the A344 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012386. View the official record →
Bell barrow 100m east of Stonehenge immediately south of the A344 is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of the extensive barrow cemetery that clusters around Stonehenge in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012386.
Bell barrow 100m east of Stonehenge immediately south of the A344 is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1012386.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork W of Woodford Clump (6.6 km), Newton Barrow (6.9 km), Gomeldon deserted village (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bell barrow 100m east of Stonehenge immediately south of the A344's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bell barrow 100m east of Stonehenge immediately south of the A344 stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.