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Bell barrow and disc barrow on Horsell Common is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Surrey. The site comprises two distinct barrow types situated on the common, representing different traditions of burial mound construction from the Bronze Age period. The bell barrow takes its name from its characteristic dome-shaped form, whilst the disc barrow is distinguished by its flatter profile with a defined circular ditch and bank. These monuments testify to the ritual practices and settlement patterns of Bronze Age communities in the Surrey Weald.
Bell barrow and disc barrow on Horsell Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009483. View the official record →
Bell barrow and disc barrow on Horsell Common is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Surrey. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009483.
Bell barrow and disc barrow on Horsell Common 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 1009483.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bell barrow on Horsell Common immediately east of Monument Road (0.2 km), Woking Palace moated site, fishponds and ruins at Oldhall Copse (3.1 km), Goldsworth or Langman's Bridge, Basingstoke Canal (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bell barrow and disc barrow on Horsell Common'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 and disc barrow on Horsell Common stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.