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Bell barrow 350m north of Haydon Farm

England
List entry 1010517
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010517
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.18 hectares
Grid reference
ST 91290 41502
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bell barrow 350m north of Haydon Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Wiltshire, England. The monument takes the characteristic form of a bell barrow, a type of round barrow distinguished by a raised central mound surrounded by a ditch and outer bank, a design typical of elite burials from the Bronze Age period. Such barrows served as prominent funerary monuments for individuals of social standing and would have contained inhumations or cremations accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status of the deceased. The barrow's survival as an archaeological monument contributes to understanding Bronze Age burial practices and the settlement hierarchy of prehistoric Wiltshire.

Bell barrow 350m north of Haydon Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010517. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bell barrow 350m north of Haydon Farm?

Bell barrow 350m north of Haydon Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010517.

Who is responsible for protecting Bell barrow 350m north of Haydon Farm?

Bell barrow 350m north of Haydon 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 1010517.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bell barrow 350m north of Haydon Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 540m north of Woodbine Barn (7.5 km), Bowl barrow 700m south east of Field Barn (7.6 km), Bowl barrow on Keysley Down, 250m west of the A350 Warminster-Shaftesbury Road (7.7 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 540m north of Woodbine Barn
7.5 km
Bowl barrow 700m south east of Field Barn
7.6 km
Bowl barrow on Keysley Down, 250m west of the A350 Warminster-Shaftesbury Road
7.7 km
Oval barrow on Keysley Down, 1040m NNE of Chapel Field Barn
8.1 km
Long barrow on Keysley Down, 1020m NNE of Chapel Field Barn
8.1 km
Bowl barrow 200m south-west of Keysley Farm
8.2 km
Romano-Celtic temple 300m south west of Keysley Farm
8.3 km
Bowl barrow 700m south-west of Keysley Farm
8.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bell barrow 350m north of Haydon Farm

Bell barrow 350m north of Haydon Farm stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bell barrow 350m north of Haydon Farm

StonehengeArchaeological site · ~13 milesOld SarumArchaeological site · ~14.8 milesBathRoman town · ~17.6 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~19.9 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~16 milesBattle of Lansdown (Hill) 1643Battle (1643) · ~21.2 milesBattle of LansdowneBattle (1643) · ~21.5 miles
Domesday entry for Tytherington, Wiltshire →
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