Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow 750m south east of Westmeston Farm, forming part of Western Brow round barrow cemetery

Bowl barrow 750m south east of Westmeston Farm, forming part of Western Brow round barrow cemetery

England
List entry 1014637
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 750m south east of Westmeston Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of the Western Brow round barrow cemetery near Ditchling in East Sussex. The monument is a simple bowl-shaped earthwork typical of burial practices during the Bronze Age, when such mounds were constructed as communal and individual graves across southern England. As part of a larger cemetery complex, it demonstrates the concentrated ritual and funerary landscape of the second and early first millennia BC. The barrow survives as an upstanding earthwork and is protected as a scheduled ancient monument, preserving evidence of prehistoric settlement and burial traditions in the South Downs region.

Bowl barrow 750m south east of Westmeston Farm, forming part of Western Brow round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014637. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 750m south east of Westmeston Farm, forming part of Western Brow round barrow cemetery?

Bowl barrow 750m south east of Westmeston Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of the Western Brow round barrow cemetery near Ditchling in East Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014637.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 750m south east of Westmeston Farm, forming part of Western Brow round barrow cemetery?

Bowl barrow 750m south east of Westmeston Farm, forming part of Western Brow round barrow cemetery 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 1014637.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 750m south east of Westmeston Farm, forming part of Western Brow round barrow cemetery?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A cross-ridge dyke and part of an adjoining cross-ridge dyke meeting at Juggs Road near Falmer Bottom (6.1 km), Bronze Age and Anglo-Saxon barrow cemeteries south of Juggs Road (6.3 km), Bowl barrow south of Newmarket Bottom (6.7 km).

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