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Bell barrow in Millicent's Plantation is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. The monument takes the form of a bell-shaped burial mound, a distinctive barrow type characteristic of the Bronze Age period. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England and represents an important example of prehistoric burial practice in the region. Bell barrows are typically associated with the interment of high-status individuals and often contain evidence of grave goods and central burial chambers.
Bell barrow in Millicent's Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020735. View the official record →
Bell barrow in Millicent's Plantation is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020735.
Bell barrow in Millicent's Plantation 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 1020735.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 650m south east of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood (9.4 km), Bowl barrow 1000m SSE of Belhuish Farm: one of a group of barrows to the west of Burngate Wood (9.8 km), Lulworth Castle (10 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bell barrow in Millicent's Plantation'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 in Millicent's Plantation stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.