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Bowl barrow on Heyshott Common, 250m west of Foundry Cottages, is a Bronze Age burial mound located in West Sussex. The monument comprises a circular earthwork typical of the bowl barrow form, characterised by a central burial pit surrounded by a low mound of earth and a defining ditch. Such barrows represent significant funerary monuments of the Bronze Age period, reflecting the ritual and social practices of prehistoric communities in southern England. The site's survival on Heyshott Common, despite centuries of agricultural and other land use, contributes to its archaeological importance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and burial customs in the South Downs region.
Bowl barrow on Heyshott Common, 250m west of Foundry Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010438. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Heyshott Common, 250m west of Foundry Cottages, is a Bronze Age burial mound located in West Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010438.
Bowl barrow on Heyshott Common, 250m west of Foundry Cottages 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 1010438.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement in Eastdean Park, 670m north east of Counter's Gate (7.1 km), Bowl barrow in Stonehill Clump, Goodwood Country Park (7.8 km), Cross dyke on St Roche's Hill, 410m and 425m north east of The Trundle hillfort (7.9 km).
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