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Bell barrow on Grange Heath is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery in Dorset. The site comprises a distinctive bell-shaped mound characteristic of barrows of the Early to Middle Bronze Age period. Located approximately 600 metres north of The Drinking Barrow, it represents one of several burial monuments clustered within this cemetery landscape, reflecting the ritual and funerary practices of Bronze Age communities in the region. The barrow's preservation as a scheduled ancient monument demonstrates its archaeological significance for understanding burial traditions and settlement patterns of prehistoric Dorset.
Bell barrow on Grange Heath, 600m north of The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014135. View the official record →
Bell barrow on Grange Heath is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the Grange Heath round barrow cemetery in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014135.
Bell barrow on Grange Heath, 600m north of The Drinking Barrow, forming part of the Grange Heath 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 1014135.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Harp Stone (3.5 km), Iron Age settlement and associated field system on Smedmore Hill (4.8 km), Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge Bay (5 km).
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