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Bowl barrow in Selhurst Park is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Sussex, England. The monument takes the form of a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary monument type of prehistoric date found across southern England. As a scheduled ancient monument, it represents an important archaeological resource documenting early burial practices and settlement patterns in the Sussex landscape. The barrow's survival into the modern period, despite its location within an urban park setting, reflects its protected status and historical significance as a record of the region's prehistoric past.
Bowl barrow in Selhurst Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008747. View the official record →
Bowl barrow in Selhurst Park is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008747.
Bowl barrow in Selhurst Park 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 1008747.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long Down prehistoric flint mine (3.3 km), Halnaker House: a fortified medieval manor house and part of its landscaped grounds (4.5 km), Devil's Ditch, section 725yds (660m) long W of Ounces Barn (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow in Selhurst Park's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bowl barrow in Selhurst Park stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.