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Bowl barrow on Charlton Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 250 metres south of Goodwood racecourse in West Sussex. The barrow takes the form of a circular mound, characteristic of the bowl barrow type that was widely constructed during the Bronze Age across southern England. Such monuments typically contained inhumation or cremation burials and often served as focal points for ritual activity in the prehistoric landscape. The site's proximity to other archaeological features in the Goodwood area reflects the concentration of Bronze Age settlement and burial activity in this region of Sussex.
Bowl barrow on Charlton Down, 250m south of Goodwood racecourse is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010141. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Charlton Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 250 metres south of Goodwood racecourse in West Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010141.
Bowl barrow on Charlton Down, 250m south of Goodwood racecourse 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 1010141.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chichester Dyke, earthwork E of Chichester Barracks extending 600yds (550m) (4.9 km), Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending N 360yds (330m) from Otter Memorial College (5.4 km), Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section extending 430yds (393m) through East Broyle Copse, to railway, and earthwork extending 400yds (365m) from Brandy Hole Lane, New Fishbourne (5.5 km).
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