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Bell barrow 250m north-west of Larkwhistle Farm

England
List entry 1012948
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012948
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.35 hectares
Grid reference
SU 56965 62941
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bell barrow 250m north-west of Larkwhistle Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Berkshire. The monument takes the form of a bell barrow, a distinctive type of round barrow characterised by a central mound surrounded by a ditch and outer bank, a morphological type typical of the Bronze Age period. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1012948, indicating its recognition as a scheduled ancient monument of national importance. Bell barrows of this form are considered significant archaeological features for understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in southern England.

Bell barrow 250m north-west of Larkwhistle Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012948. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bell barrow 250m north-west of Larkwhistle Farm?

Bell barrow 250m north-west of Larkwhistle Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Berkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012948.

Who is responsible for protecting Bell barrow 250m north-west of Larkwhistle Farm?

Bell barrow 250m north-west of Larkwhistle Farm 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 1012948.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bell barrow 250m north-west of Larkwhistle Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bell barrow: part of the Brimpton Common barrow cemetery (0.6 km), Round barrow cemetery at Brimpton Common (0.8 km), Grim's Bank: section extending 470yds (430m) in Little Heath (4.2 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bell barrow: part of the Brimpton Common barrow cemetery
0.6 km
Round barrow cemetery at Brimpton Common
0.8 km
Grim's Bank: section extending 470yds (430m) in Little Heath
4.2 km
Grim's Bank: section extending 880yds (795m) in Old Warren
4.8 km
Moated site, fishponds, icehouse and associated earthworks at Wyeford Farm.
5.1 km
Hillfort south west of Pond Farm, near Silchester
5.7 km
Flex Ditch
5.8 km
Linear earthwork in Gravelpit Copse and near Byes Lane, south west of Silchester
6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bell barrow 250m north-west of Larkwhistle Farm

Bell barrow 250m north-west of Larkwhistle Farm stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Bell barrow 250m north-west of Larkwhistle Farm

SilchesterRoman town · ~4.4 milesDorchester-on-ThamesRoman town · ~19.4 milesWinchesterRoman town · ~21.5 milesMildenhallRoman town · ~22.3 milesFirst Battle of NewburyBattle (1643) · ~7.3 milesBattle of Cheriton 1644Battle (1644) · ~20.8 milesBattle of Chalgrove 1643Battle (1643) · ~22.2 miles
Domesday entry for Wasing, Berkshire →
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