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Bell barrow in Shoulder of Mutton Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Kent. The monument takes the form of a bell-shaped barrow, a burial type characteristic of the Bronze Age period, distinguished by its rounded mound surrounded by a ditch. As a scheduled ancient monument, it represents an important survival of prehistoric funerary architecture in the Weald region, contributing to understanding of Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in south-eastern England.
Bell barrow in Shoulder of Mutton Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007459. View the official record →
Bell barrow in Shoulder of Mutton Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Kent. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007459.
Bell barrow in Shoulder of Mutton Wood 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 1007459.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Little Kit's Coty House Megalithic Tomb. (5.1 km), White Horse Stone, Aylesford (5.6 km), Aylesford Bridge (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bell barrow in Shoulder of Mutton Wood'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 Shoulder of Mutton Wood stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.