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Bell barrow on Moneybury Hill is an ancient burial mound located approximately 500 metres north-north-east of the Bridgewater Monument near Chesham in Buckinghamshire. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and takes its form from a characteristic bell-shaped mound with a surrounding ditch, a burial practice common in southern England during this period. The barrow remains visible as an earthwork despite later disturbance, representing a significant example of funerary archaeology from the second millennium BCE. Its proximity to other prehistoric monuments in the Chilterns landscape indicates a concentrated area of Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity.
Bell barrow on Moneybury Hill, 500m NNE of the Bridgewater Monument. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009347. View the official record →
Bell barrow on Moneybury Hill is an ancient burial mound located approximately 500 metres north-north-east of the Bridgewater Monument near Chesham in Buckinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009347.
Bell barrow on Moneybury Hill, 500m NNE of the Bridgewater Monument. 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 1009347.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hertfordshire Grim's Ditch: 230m long section in Hamberlins Wood (4.9 km), Site of Roman building, N of Berkhamsted Castle (5.5 km), Hertfordshire Grim's Ditch: 210m long section immediately north west of Woodcock Hill (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bell barrow on Moneybury Hill, 500m NNE of the Bridgewater Monument.'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 Moneybury Hill, 500m NNE of the Bridgewater Monument. stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.