Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow on Cocking Down

Bowl barrow on Cocking Down

England
List entry 1010759
Nation
England
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Cocking Down is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument situated on the South Downs in West Sussex. The barrow takes the form of a simple, rounded earthen mound characteristic of the Bronze Age funerary tradition, though similar monuments were constructed across a lengthy period of prehistoric use. Such burial mounds are important archaeological evidence for understanding settlement patterns, burial practice, and social organisation during the Bronze Age in southern England. The monument survives as an earthwork on the downland landscape and forms part of the dispersed cemetery sites that mark this area of the South Downs as a significant prehistoric ritual and burial landscape.

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 Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument situated on the South Downs in West Sussex. 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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