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Bowl barrow on Itford Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in East Sussex, England. The monument consists of a simple hemispherical mound typical of bowl barrows, a common funerary form of the Bronze Age period. Bowl barrows of this type were constructed to contain inhumations or cremations and often served as focal points for ritual activity and community memory in prehistoric landscapes. The Itford Hill example contributes to the archaeological understanding of Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in the South Downs region.
Bowl barrow on Itford Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009007. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Itford Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in East Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009007.
Bowl barrow on Itford 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 1009007.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Multiple ring-ditch at Mount Pleasant, Denton (3.4 km), Bowl barrow, the north westernmost barrow of a group of six bowl barrows, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Rookery Hill (4.8 km), Bowl Barrow on Peacehaven Heights, 242m south-west of Warren Court (4.8 km).
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