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Bell Barrow called Boadicea's Grave is a Bronze Age funerary monument located west of Millfield Cottage in Middlesex. The barrow takes its name from a local tradition associating it with Boadicea, the first-century CE Iceni queen, though this attribution lacks archaeological foundation and reflects post-medieval folklore rather than historical fact. As a bell barrow, the monument would originally have comprised a central mound surrounded by a ditch, a form characteristic of the Bronze Age burial practices of southern Britain. The site's survival to the modern period, despite intensive development in the Middlesex landscape, makes it of archaeological significance for understanding prehistoric settlement and burial customs in the region.
Bell Barrow called Boadicea's Grave, 650m west of Millfield Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002059. View the official record →
Bell Barrow called Boadicea's Grave is a Bronze Age funerary monument located west of Millfield Cottage in Middlesex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002059.
Bell Barrow called Boadicea's Grave, 650m west of Millfield Cottage 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 1002059.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kensington Palace (6.6 km), The Chapter House and Pyx Chamber in the abbey cloisters, Westminster Abbey (7.6 km), The Jewel Tower (7.6 km).
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