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Bowl barrow on Linch Down is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Sussex, England. The monument is a simple bowl-shaped earthwork typical of funerary structures constructed during the Bronze Age, when such barrows served as prominent markers for elite or family burial sites within the contemporary landscape. The barrow's precise dimensions and state of preservation reflect the characteristic form of Bronze Age burial practice in southern England, where these mounds were often distributed across downland and elevated terrain. As a scheduled ancient monument, it represents an important archaeological record of Bronze Age mortuary custom and settlement patterns in the region.
Bowl barrow on Linch Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010489. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Linch Down is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010489.
Bowl barrow on Linch 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 1010489.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A 210m length of Devil's Ditch running east from Chichester Main Road to Pook Lane (9.3 km), Devil's Ditch, section extending 960yds (870m) S of Lavant House (9.3 km), Devil's Ditch, section extending 900yds (820m), Lye Wood, West Stoke (9.4 km).
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