Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow on Fulking Hill

Bowl barrow on Fulking Hill

England
List entry 1014951
Nation
England
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Fulking Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Sussex, England. The site consists of a mound of earth and stone raised over a cremation or inhumation burial, typical of funerary practices during the second millennium BCE. The barrow survives as a visible earthwork on the landscape, forming part of the wider Bronze Age cemetery evidence in the South Downs region. Such monuments represent significant investments in ritual and commemoration by prehistoric communities and provide archaeological evidence for settlement patterns and social organisation during this period.

Bowl barrow on Fulking Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014951. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on Fulking Hill?

Bowl barrow on Fulking Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014951.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Fulking Hill?

Bowl barrow on Fulking Hill 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 1014951.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Fulking Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Scabes Castle (1 km), Martin Down style enclosure, bowl barrow, Iron Age hillfort, Romano-British village and associated field system on Thundersbarrow Hill (3.2 km), Section of Port's Road and barrow on Round Hill, Hangleton (3.3 km).

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