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An unenclosed Iron Age urnfield and associated remains on Rackham Hill, 900m SSE of Rackham Farm is a burial ground of Iron Age date located in West Sussex. The urnfield comprises cremation burials deposited in urns and associated artefactual remains characteristic of the period. The site lies on elevated terrain and represents evidence of settlement and funerary practice in the Iron Age landscape of the South Downs region. Such unenclosed urnfields are typical of Iron Age burial practice in southern England and provide important archaeological evidence for understanding population distribution and settlement patterns during the pre-Roman Iron Age period.
An unenclosed Iron Age urnfield and associated remains on Rackham Hill, 900m SSE of Rackham Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015721. View the official record →
An unenclosed Iron Age urnfield and associated remains on Rackham Hill, 900m SSE of Rackham Farm is a burial ground of Iron Age date located in West Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015721.
An unenclosed Iron Age urnfield and associated remains on Rackham Hill, 900m SSE of Rackham Farm 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 1015721.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deserted medieval settlement at Upper Barpham Farm (3.9 km), Burpham camp (4.2 km), Prehistoric flint mine and part of a round barrow cemetery at Blackpatch, 400m north east of Myrtle Grove Farm (5.6 km).
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