Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBell barrow 300m north east of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group

Bell barrow 300m north east of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group

England
List entry 1016446
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Bell barrow 300m north east of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the Petersfield Heath Group in Hampshire. The barrow comprises a circular mound with a distinctive bell-shaped profile, characteristic of this barrow type, surrounded by a ditch that marks its original extent. Dating to the Bronze Age, this monument represents evidence of burial practices and ceremonial landscape use during the second millennium before the common era. The barrow survives as an upstanding earthwork on Petersfield Heath Common and is protected as a scheduled ancient monument.

Bell barrow 300m north east of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016446. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bell barrow 300m north east of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group?

Bell barrow 300m north east of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the Petersfield Heath Group in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016446.

Who is responsible for protecting Bell barrow 300m north east of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group?

Bell barrow 300m north east of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group 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 1016446.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bell barrow 300m north east of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British village (6.3 km), Romano-British and Iron Age buildings, field system and hollow ways in the southern part of Holt Down Plantation (6.6 km), Harting Beacon: a hilltop enclosure, Anglo-Saxon burial mound and telegraph station on Beacon and Pen Hills (6.9 km).

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