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Belle Vue Barrow is a bell barrow located near Hillamsland in Dorset, England, and forms part of the Bronze Age funerary landscape of the region. The monument consists of a central mound surrounded by a ditch and outer bank, characteristic of the bell barrow form which emerged during the Early Bronze Age, roughly 2000–1500 BCE. A second bowl barrow lies approximately 250 metres to the north-east of Hillamsland, representing another distinct Bronze Age burial tradition with its simpler mound and ditch configuration. Together these monuments illustrate the diversity of burial practices and monumental construction employed by Bronze Age communities in Dorset, and their survival testifies to the archaeological significance of the wider barrow cemetery in this area.
Bell barrow known as Belle Vue Barrow, and a bowl barrow 250m north east of Hillamsland is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015994. View the official record →
Belle Vue Barrow is a bell barrow located near Hillamsland in Dorset, England, and forms part of the Bronze Age funerary landscape of the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015994.
Bell barrow known as Belle Vue Barrow, and a bowl barrow 250m north east of Hillamsland 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 1015994.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Knighton Heath Golf Course 320m south of Eastlands Farm (3.7 km), Bowl barrow on Canford Heath 650m south of southern corner of New Covert (4.5 km), Bowl barrow on Canford Heath 300m east of Alhambra (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bell barrow known as Belle Vue Barrow, and a bowl barrow 250m north east of Hillamsland'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 known as Belle Vue Barrow, and a bowl barrow 250m north east of Hillamsland stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.