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Bowl barrow 290m west of Firle Beacon is a Bronze Age burial mound located on the South Downs near Firle in East Sussex. The monument consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common form of funerary monument constructed during the Bronze Age, roughly between 2000 and 1500 BCE. Such barrows typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods, and their presence in groups across the Downs indicates sustained use of these upland areas for ceremonial and burial purposes during prehistory. The barrow survives as an upstanding earthwork and remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and funerary practice in Sussex.
Bowl barrow 290m west of Firle Beacon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012498. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 290m west of Firle Beacon is a Bronze Age burial mound located on the South Downs near Firle in East Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012498.
Bowl barrow 290m west of Firle Beacon 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 1012498.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newhaven military fort and lunette battery (6.7 km), Medieval crypt, Church Street (7 km), Oval barrow 200m north east of Exceat Park Centre (7.3 km).
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