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Bowl barrow in Starve Acre Copse is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Sussex, England. The monument consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary structure type erected during the Bronze Age across southern England. Such barrows typically contained primary and secondary burials, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of their builders. The site's preservation within Starve Acre Copse has enabled its survival as an archaeological monument of significance to understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the Sussex landscape.
Bowl barrow in Starve Acre Copse, 200m east of Heather View is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010436. View the official record →
Bowl barrow in Starve Acre Copse is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010436.
Bowl barrow in Starve Acre Copse, 200m east of Heather View 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 1010436.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement in Eastdean Park, 670m north east of Counter's Gate (7.1 km), Bowl barrow in Stonehill Clump, Goodwood Country Park (7.8 km), Cross dyke on St Roche's Hill, 410m and 425m north east of The Trundle hillfort (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow in Starve Acre Copse, 200m east of Heather View'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 Starve Acre Copse, 200m east of Heather View stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.