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Bowl barrow in Wellhead Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Sussex, England. The monument comprises a simple hemispherical or bowl-shaped earthwork typical of funerary structures from the second millennium BC. Like other bowl barrows of its period, it would have served as a communal or individual burial site, reflecting the ritual and social practices of Bronze Age communities in southern England. The barrow remains a significant archaeological feature within the South Downs landscape, contributing to the broader pattern of prehistoric burial monuments in the region.
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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