© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Bell barrow at Shirley Holms is an ancient burial mound located in Hampshire, situated approximately 710 metres east-north-east of Little Purley Farm. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and represents a form of funerary architecture common to the prehistoric period in southern Britain. The barrow takes its name from its characteristic bell-shaped profile, with a central mound surrounded by a ditch, a configuration typical of high-status Bronze Age burials. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under list entry 1008800, reflecting its archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practices in the Hampshire landscape.
Bell barrow at Shirley Holms, 710m east-north-east of Little Purley Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008800. View the official record →
Bell barrow at Shirley Holms is an ancient burial mound located in Hampshire, situated approximately 710 metres east-north-east of Little Purley Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008800.
Bell barrow at Shirley Holms, 710m east-north-east of Little Purley 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 1008800.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow at Shirley Holms, 640m east-north-east of Little Purley Farm (0.1 km), Bowl barrow at Shirley Holms, 660m east-north-east of Little Purley Farm (0.1 km), Bowl barrow at Shirley Holms, 630m north-east of Little Purley Farm (0.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bell barrow at Shirley Holms, 710m east-north-east of Little Purley Farm'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 at Shirley Holms, 710m east-north-east of Little Purley Farm stands on Solent Group, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is clay, silt and sand.