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Triple bell barrow 530m north of Field Barn on Amesbury Down is a Bronze Age burial monument consisting of three conjoined bell barrows situated on the Wiltshire downland near Amesbury. The monument comprises three distinct mounds, each with a characteristic bell barrow form defined by a central burial mound surrounded by a ditch and external bank. Dating to the Bronze Age, likely the early to middle period, the barrow exemplifies the funerary practices of communities who inhabited Salisbury Plain during this era. The site remains visible as an earthwork and forms part of the dense concentration of prehistoric burial monuments that characterise the Amesbury Down landscape.
Triple bell barrow 530m north of Field Barn on Amesbury Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015028. View the official record →
Triple bell barrow 530m north of Field Barn on Amesbury Down is a Bronze Age burial monument consisting of three conjoined bell barrows situated on the Wiltshire downland near Amesbury. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015028.
Triple bell barrow 530m north of Field Barn on Amesbury Down 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 1015028.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Sarum (6.9 km), Roman road between A30 main road and Winterslow Corner (7.9 km), Romano-British settlement at Stratford sub Castle (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Triple bell barrow 530m north of Field Barn on Amesbury Down's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Triple bell barrow 530m north of Field Barn on Amesbury Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.