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Bell barrow 1200m west of Hill Copse, Wexcombe Down is a Bronze Age burial monument located on the chalk downland of Wiltshire. The site consists of a bell barrow, a distinctive type of round barrow characterised by a domed mound surrounded by a ditch and outer bank, which typically dates to the early Bronze Age period. Such monuments served as elite burial places and represent significant archaeological evidence for Bronze Age funerary practices and social organisation on the Wessex downlands. The barrow survives as an earthwork feature within the broader landscape of Wexcombe Down, an area rich in prehistoric remains.
Bell barrow 1200m west of Hill Copse, Wexcombe Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013325. View the official record →
Bell barrow 1200m west of Hill Copse, Wexcombe Down is a Bronze Age burial monument located on the chalk downland of Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013325.
Bell barrow 1200m west of Hill Copse, Wexcombe Down 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 1013325.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman buildings on Lambourne's Hill (7.9 km), Section of boundary earthwork east of Sidbury Hill (8.7 km), Boundary earthwork on Lamb Down (9.3 km).
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Bell barrow 1200m west of Hill Copse, Wexcombe Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.