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Bell barrow 770m north west of New Barn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire. The site comprises a mound of earth and chalk set within a surrounding ditch, which is the characteristic form of a bell barrow, a burial type that emerged during the Early to Middle Bronze Age. Bell barrows of this kind typically contained inhumations or cremations of individuals of presumed high status, reflecting the social hierarchies evident in Bronze Age mortuary practice. The monument's preservation as a scheduled ancient monument reflects its significance for understanding Bronze Age burial customs and settlement patterns in the Wiltshire landscape.
Bell barrow 770m north west of New Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015216. View the official record →
Bell barrow 770m north west of New Barn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015216.
Bell barrow 770m north west of New Barn 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 1015216.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A pond barrow and a bowl barrow 200m south east of St Mary's Church forming outliers to a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Gunner (7.8 km), 'Ende Burgh' long barrow (8.8 km), Bowl barrow 50m west of the Battery Hill triangulation point (8.8 km).
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