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Bowl barrow 290m west of Firle Beacon is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the South Downs near Firle in East Sussex. The barrow survives as a low, rounded earthwork characteristic of bowl barrow form, a burial mound type that became prevalent during the Early Bronze Age. The site is part of the wider landscape of prehistoric burial monuments distributed across the downland, reflecting patterns of settlement and ritual practice in the region during the second millennium BCE. As a scheduled ancient monument and listed entry, it represents an important surviving example of Bronze Age funerary architecture in the South Downs and contributes to understanding burial practices and land use in prehistoric 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 funerary monument 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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