Bell barrow on Affpuddle Heath, 800m south east of Wood Barn

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History & significance

Bell barrow on Affpuddle Heath is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset, approximately 800 metres south-east of Wood Barn. The barrow takes its characteristic form from a central mound surrounded by a ditch and outer bank, a distinctive configuration typical of bell barrows constructed during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments served as burial sites for individuals of status within prehistoric communities and represent an important class of funerary architecture from the second millennium before the present era. The barrow survives as a scheduled ancient monument and continues to provide evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the Dorset landscape.

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 →

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