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Bell barrow on Hambury Tout is a Bronze Age burial mound located on Hambury Tout in Dorset, England. The monument is one of two round barrows positioned on this elevated location and takes its name from the characteristic bell-shaped profile formed by a ditch surrounding the mound. The barrow dates to the Bronze Age period when such earthworks served as burial monuments for persons of status within prehistoric communities. The site remains designated as an ancient monument of national importance under the heritage protection system.
Bell barrow on Hambury Tout: the western of two round barrows on Hambury Tout is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011483. View the official record →
Bell barrow on Hambury Tout is a Bronze Age burial mound located on Hambury Tout in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011483.
Bell barrow on Hambury Tout: the western of two round barrows on Hambury Tout 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 1011483.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Hambury Tout: the eastern of two round barrows on Hambury Tout (0.1 km), Bowl barrow north of Red Hole, 630m SSE of Newlands Farm (0.4 km), Bindon Hill camp (1.6 km).
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