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Bowl barrow in Wellhead Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Sussex, England. The monument consists of a circular earthwork typical of bowl barrow construction, a common form of funerary monument erected during the Bronze Age across southern England. Bowl barrows of this type were built to mark the graves of individuals or small family groups and often contained inhumations or cremations accompanied by grave goods. The Wellhead Wood example represents the archaeological heritage of Bronze Age settlement and burial practice in the Sussex landscape.
Bowl barrow in Wellhead Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008369. View the official record →
Bowl barrow in Wellhead Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008369.
Bowl barrow in Wellhead 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 1008369.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Robertsbridge Abbey (0.7 km), Medieval moated site, Glottenham Castle (3.2 km), Romano-British site S of Bodiam Bridge (3.2 km).
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