Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow on Cocking Down

Bowl barrow on Cocking Down

England
List entry 1010759
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010759
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
SU 86288 16825
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Cocking Down is a Bronze Age burial mound located in West Sussex, England. The monument consists of a circular earthwork typical of bowl barrows, a common funerary form across southern Britain dating to the Bronze Age period. The barrow is situated on Cocking Down and survives as a visible earthwork feature within the landscape. As a scheduled ancient monument, it represents an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the South Downs region.

Bowl barrow on Cocking Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010759. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on Cocking Down?

Bowl barrow on Cocking Down is a Bronze Age burial mound located in West Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010759.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Cocking Down?

Bowl barrow on Cocking Down 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 1010759.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Cocking Down?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A 210m length of Devil's Ditch running east from Chichester Main Road to Pook Lane (8.7 km), Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 110yds (100m) in Raughmere Copse (8.7 km), Devil's Ditch, section extending 960yds (870m) S of Lavant House (8.8 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow on Cocking Down

Bowl barrow on Cocking Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.