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Barkhale Camp is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure located near Patching in West Sussex. Dating to the early Neolithic period, approximately 3700 to 3500 BCE, the monument consists of three concentric rings of ditches with causeways crossing them at intervals, a characteristic feature of causewayed enclosures found across southern England. The site likely served communal purposes including gatherings, stock management, and ceremonial functions. Barkhale Camp represents an important example of early agricultural settlement patterns in Sussex and contributes to understanding Neolithic social organisation and land use in southern Britain.
Barkhale Camp causewayed enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007880. View the official record →
Barkhale Camp is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure located near Patching in West Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007880.
Barkhale Camp causewayed enclosure 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 1007880.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Madehurst Wood earthworks (4.1 km), Goblestubbs Copse earthworks (5.1 km), Long Down prehistoric flint mine (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Barkhale Camp causewayed enclosure's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Barkhale Camp causewayed enclosure stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.