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Bevis's Thumb long barrow, 370m west of Fernbeds Farm

England
List entry 1012179
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012179
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.25 hectares
Grid reference
SU 78762 15505
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bevis's Thumb is a Neolithic long barrow located near Fernbeds Farm in Sussex, England. The monument consists of an earthen mound characteristic of early Neolithic burial practice, dating to approximately 3800–3000 BCE. Long barrows of this type typically contained communal burial chambers and served as focal points for ritual and settlement practices during the early agricultural period in Britain. The site remains an important example of Sussex's Neolithic funerary architecture and contributes to understanding settlement patterns and land use in the South Downs region during the fourth millennium BCE.

Bevis's Thumb long barrow, 370m west of Fernbeds Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012179. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bevis's Thumb long barrow, 370m west of Fernbeds Farm?

Bevis's Thumb is a Neolithic long barrow located near Fernbeds Farm in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012179.

Who is responsible for protecting Bevis's Thumb long barrow, 370m west of Fernbeds Farm?

Bevis's Thumb long barrow, 370m west of Fernbeds 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 1012179.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bevis's Thumb long barrow, 370m west of Fernbeds Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Devil's Ditch, section extending 200yds (180m) E from Chapel Lane (9 km), Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 300yds (270m) W of Densworth House (9.1 km), Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 250yds (230m) in Densworth Copse (9.1 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Devil's Ditch, section extending 200yds (180m) E from Chapel Lane
9 km
Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 300yds (270m) W of Densworth House
9.1 km
Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 250yds (230m) in Densworth Copse
9.1 km
Devil's Ditch, section extending 1200yds (1100m) through Little Tomlins Copse
9.3 km
A Romano-Celtic temple, Iron Age shrine and associated remains 250m north west of Ratham Mill
9.3 km
Chichester Dyke: section 200yds (180m) long in Mouthey's Plantation, section 245yds (220m) long in Oakwood and section 100yds (90m) long SW of Oakwood House
9.7 km
Chichester Dyke, sections in Little Cotfield Plantation
10 km
Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section extending 360yds (330m) SW of Broyle House
10.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bevis's Thumb long barrow, 370m west of Fernbeds Farm

Bevis's Thumb long barrow, 370m west of Fernbeds Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bevis's Thumb long barrow, 370m west of Fernbeds Farm

Fishbourne Roman PalaceArchaeological site · ~7.3 milesChichesterRoman town · ~8 milesWinchesterRoman town · ~20.9 milesBattle of Cheriton 1644Battle (1644) · ~14.7 miles
Domesday entry for Compton, Sussex →
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