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An unenclosed Iron Age urnfield and associated remains on Rackham Hill, 900m SSE of Rackham Farm is a cemetery complex of Iron Age date located in West Sussex. The site comprises an urnfield, a form of burial ground characteristic of the later prehistoric period in southern Britain, alongside other archaeological remains that reflect settlement or ritual activity contemporary with the burials. The monument represents evidence of Iron Age funerary practice and habitation patterns in the Sussex Weald region. The unenclosed nature of the urnfield indicates burial practices distinct from more formally demarcated cemetery sites of the same 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 cemetery complex 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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An unenclosed Iron Age urnfield and associated remains on Rackham Hill, 900m SSE of Rackham Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.