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Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery in Dorset. The barrow is characteristic of the bell barrow type, distinguished by a raised central mound surrounded by a ditch and external bank, a form prevalent during the Bronze Age and particularly favoured for elite burials. As part of the Longlands cemetery, this monument contributes to one of the region's significant concentrations of prehistoric burial monuments, reflecting the importance of this landscape for funerary practice during the Bronze Age. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the national heritage listing system.
Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013257. View the official record →
Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013257.
Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery 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 1013257.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two fishponds in Oddens Wood (5.6 km), St Peter's Abbey (5.6 km), St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bell barrow 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery'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 125m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.