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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 MEX1010246 Garden Room to South Shoebury Hall Farmhouse (Listed Building)
Monument Type MEX1003928 Two interlocking walled gardens including beebole 30m SE of Twinstead Hall (Listed Building)