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Bell barrow north east of Westfield Farm and 150m south of Wilsford round barrow cemetery is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Wiltshire. The monument consists of a central mound surrounded by a distinctive ditch and outer bank, characteristic of the bell barrow form which represents a development within Bronze Age funerary architecture. The site lies within a landscape rich in prehistoric remains, positioned near the Wilsford round barrow cemetery, indicating this was a significant area of burial activity during the Bronze Age period. The barrow survives as an earthwork monument and remains a testament to the burial practices and territorial organisation of Bronze Age communities in the Wessex region.
Bell barrow north east of Westfield Farm and 150m south of Wilsford round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010876. View the official record →
Bell barrow north east of Westfield Farm and 150m south of Wilsford round barrow cemetery is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010876.
Bell barrow north east of Westfield Farm and 150m south of Wilsford round barrow cemetery 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 1010876.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Sarum (7.2 km), Grovely Ditch (7.5 km), Romano-British settlement at Stratford sub Castle (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bell barrow north east of Westfield Farm and 150m south of Wilsford round barrow cemetery'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 north east of Westfield Farm and 150m south of Wilsford round barrow cemetery stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.