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Bell barrow on Affpuddle Heath is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, situated approximately 800 metres south-east of Wood Barn. The monument is a substantial earthwork characterised by a central mound surrounded by a ditch and outer bank, the distinctive configuration that defines barrows of the bell type. It represents an important example of early Bronze Age funerary practice in the region, dating to the second millennium before Christ. The barrow survives as a significant archaeological feature within the Dorset landscape, contributing to the broader Bronze Age cemetery distributions across Affpuddle Heath and its environs.
Bell barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 800m south east of Wood Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015359. View the official record →
Bell barrow on Affpuddle Heath is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, situated approximately 800 metres south-east of Wood Barn. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015359.
Bell barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 800m south east of Wood Barn 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 1015359.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows c.280m north-east of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village (8.9 km), Bowl barrow c.240m north of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village (8.9 km), Bowl barrow c.200m NNW of Chaldon Herring: part of a barrow group north of Chaldon Herring village (8.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bell barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 800m south east of Wood Barn'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 on Affpuddle Heath, 800m south east of Wood Barn stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.