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Boadicea's Grave is a bell barrow situated approximately 650 metres west of Millfield Cottage in Middlesex, England. The monument is a burial mound of Bronze Age date, characterised by a distinctive bell-shaped profile with a central burial deposit surrounded by a ditch. The barrow represents an important example of prehistoric funerary practice in the region, though the attribution to Boadicea is a later folkloric naming rather than an archaeological certainty. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1002059.
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 →
Boadicea's Grave is a bell barrow situated approximately 650 metres west of Millfield Cottage in Middlesex, England. 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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Bell Barrow called Boadicea's Grave, 650m west of Millfield Cottage stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.