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Bell barrow on Blackhill Clump is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, situated approximately 470 metres north of Mintern's Ferry. The monument is characterized by its distinctive bell-shaped form, a feature typical of Bronze Age barrows in southern England, with a central mound surrounded by a ditch. The site represents an important example of funerary practice during the Bronze Age period, when such earthworks served as burial monuments for members of the contemporary community. The barrow forms part of the broader landscape of prehistoric ritual and burial sites recorded across Dorset and is recognized as a heritage monument of archaeological significance.
Bell barrow on Blackhill Clump 470m north of Mintern's Ferry is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015899. View the official record →
Bell barrow on Blackhill Clump is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, situated approximately 470 metres north of Mintern's Ferry. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015899.
Bell barrow on Blackhill Clump 470m north of Mintern's Ferry 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 1015899.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 240m south of Oak Tree Farm: an outlying barrow of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery (9.4 km), Two bowl barrows 400m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon barrow cemetery (9.4 km), Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 400m south-west of Oak Tree Farm: part of the Coombe Beacon round barrow cemetery (9.5 km).
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Bell barrow on Blackhill Clump 470m north of Mintern's Ferry stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.