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Bowl barrow 180m south west of Glyndebourne Pit

England
List entry 1013355
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013355
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 44611 10016
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 180m south west of Glyndebourne Pit is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Sussex. The site comprises a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary form constructed during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically consisted of a mound of earth and stone raised over an inhumed or cremated burial, often accompanied by grave goods. The barrow remains a significant archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the South Downs region.

Bowl barrow 180m south west of Glyndebourne Pit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013355. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 180m south west of Glyndebourne Pit?

Bowl barrow 180m south west of Glyndebourne Pit is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013355.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 180m south west of Glyndebourne Pit?

Bowl barrow 180m south west of Glyndebourne Pit 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 1013355.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 180m south west of Glyndebourne Pit?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Multiple ring-ditch at Mount Pleasant, Denton (7.6 km), Cross dyke on Telscombe Tye (8.2 km), Bowl barrow, 870m NNE of Blackstone Barn (8.4 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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Multiple ring-ditch at Mount Pleasant, Denton
7.6 km
Cross dyke on Telscombe Tye
8.2 km
Bowl barrow, 870m NNE of Blackstone Barn
8.4 km
Pedlersburgh: a bowl barrow on Telscombe Tye
8.9 km
Bowl barrow, the north westernmost barrow of a group of six bowl barrows, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Rookery Hill
9.1 km
Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Rookery Hill
9.2 km
A pair of bowl barrows forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery, and a hlaew on Rookery Hill
9.3 km
Two bowl barrows, the south easternmost pair of a group of six bowl barrows, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Rookery Hill
9.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 180m south west of Glyndebourne Pit

Bowl barrow 180m south west of Glyndebourne Pit stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 180m south west of Glyndebourne Pit

Battle of Lewes 1264Battle (1264) · ~3.1 miles
Domesday entry for Malling, Sussex →
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