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Bell barrow is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Silk Hill in Wiltshire, England. It is one of a group of round barrows that characterises this archaeological landscape, dating to the second millennium BCE. The monument takes its name from its distinctive bell-shaped profile, with a central mound surrounded by a ditch and outer bank, a form typical of funerary structures constructed during the Bronze Age. As a scheduled ancient monument, it forms part of an important concentration of prehistoric burial sites that reflects the ritual and settlement patterns of Bronze Age communities in the region.
Bell barrow: one of a group of round barrows on Silk Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009695. View the official record →
Bell barrow is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Silk Hill in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009695.
Bell barrow: one of a group of round barrows on Silk Hill 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 1009695.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow cemetery in New Plantation 590m ESE of Amesbury Junction (9.2 km), Ogbury camp (9.7 km), Bowl barrow 200m WNW of Lake House (9.7 km).
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