Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow 440m south east of Chanctonbury Ring hillfort

Bowl barrow 440m south east of Chanctonbury Ring hillfort

England
List entry 1015120
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 440m south east of Chanctonbury Ring hillfort is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in West Sussex near the prominent Iron Age hillfort of Chanctonbury Ring. The barrow is a characteristic example of the round burial mounds that were constructed across southern England during the Bronze Age, typically containing one or more inhumation or cremation burials within a central chamber or grave cut. Its location in proximity to Chanctonbury Ring, one of Sussex's most significant Iron Age defensive sites, situates this earlier monument within a landscape of extended ceremonial and defensive significance spanning multiple prehistorical periods. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England and remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the Weald and South Downs region.

Bowl barrow 440m south east of Chanctonbury Ring hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015120. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 440m south east of Chanctonbury Ring hillfort?

Bowl barrow 440m south east of Chanctonbury Ring hillfort is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in West Sussex near the prominent Iron Age hillfort of Chanctonbury Ring. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015120.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 440m south east of Chanctonbury Ring hillfort?

Bowl barrow 440m south east of Chanctonbury Ring hillfort 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 1015120.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 440m south east of Chanctonbury Ring hillfort?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Regular aggregate field system with prehistoric and Romano-British farmsteads and a Bronze Age bowl barrow on Park Brow (3.1 km), Cissbury Ring hillfort, prehistoric flint mine and associated remains (3.7 km), Bowl barrow 100m west of the south western edge of Cissbury Ring hillfort (4 km).

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