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Bowl barrow in Petley Wood is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Sussex, England. The site comprises a substantial earthwork mound characteristic of the bowl barrow type, a common funerary structure built during the Bronze Age period. Such barrows typically contained inhumed or cremated remains and served as focal points for burial ritual and ancestral commemoration within prehistoric communities. The monument's survival within Petley Wood represents an important record of Bronze Age settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the Sussex landscape.
Bowl barrow in Petley Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010802. View the official record →
Bowl barrow in Petley Wood is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010802.
Bowl barrow in Petley Wood 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 1010802.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Battle Abbey (2.5 km), Romano-British iron working site in Beauport Park (3.3 km), Manor house (remains of) (5.2 km).
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