Thesaurus Term/Concept: BEE BOLE

Identifier 68574
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A recess in a stone or brick wall, usually bounding a garden or orchard, set two to three feet from the ground and facing south to south-east to catch the morning sun, in which a bee skep/beehive is placed. Often found in groupings of three to six.

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Context Record
Monument Type MKE28566 2 BEE BOLES IN GARDEN WALL CIRCA 40 YARDS NORTH WEST OF YEW TREE HOUSE (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE30778 BEE BOLE IN SOUTH WEST GARDEN WALL TO NO 7 (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE31954 BEE SKEPPS IN THE GARDEN OF UNDERBERG (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE25610 GARDEN WALLS TO EAST, NORTH AND WEST OF SCADBURY MANOR RUNNING TO THE PEST HOUSE (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE27693 GARDEN WALLS TO HIGHAM HALL (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE36016 RUINS OF GREAT COSSINGTON AT COSSINGTON FARM (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE35999 WALL 50 YARDS TO THE EAST OF ROYDON HALL (Listed Building)
Monument Type MKE28565 YEW TREES HOUSE, Boxley (Listed Building)