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Bell barrow 400m north-east of Postdown Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of the Seven Barrows cemetery near Wantage in Berkshire. The barrow is of the bell type, a distinctive Bronze Age form characterised by a single mound with a ditch surrounding it, a configuration that typically dates to the Early or Middle Bronze Age. The monument survives as an earthwork and represents an important element within a larger cemetery complex that contains multiple Bronze Age burials, reflecting the funerary practices and settlement patterns of prehistoric Berkshire. As a scheduled ancient monument, the barrow is protected for its archaeological and historical significance as evidence of Bronze Age burial customs and social organisation.
Bell barrow 400m north-east of Postdown Farm: part of the Seven Barrows cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012433. View the official record →
Bell barrow 400m north-east of Postdown Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of the Seven Barrows cemetery near Wantage in Berkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012433.
Bell barrow 400m north-east of Postdown Farm: part of the Seven Barrows 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 1012433.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lambourn Cross (3.7 km), Bockhampton deserted medieval village (4.3 km), Boundary ditch E of Near Down (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bell barrow 400m north-east of Postdown Farm: part of the Seven Barrows 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 400m north-east of Postdown Farm: part of the Seven Barrows cemetery stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.