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Bowl barrow on Saxon Down is a Bronze Age burial mound located on the Downs near Glyndebourne in Sussex. The monument consists of a circular earthwork of typical bowl barrow form, a funerary structure characteristic of the Bronze Age period when such mounds were raised over cremated or inhumed remains. The site is positioned within the open downland landscape that contains a notable concentration of prehistoric burial monuments. As with many Sussex barrows, its specific construction date and contents remain incompletely recorded, though it represents an important element of the Bronze Age funerary landscape of the South Downs.
Bowl barrow on Saxon Down, 240m north west of Glyndebourne Pit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009947. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Saxon Down is a Bronze Age burial mound located on the Downs near Glyndebourne in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009947.
Bowl barrow on Saxon Down, 240m north west of Glyndebourne Pit 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 1009947.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Multiple ring-ditch at Mount Pleasant, Denton (7.8 km), Cross dyke on Telscombe Tye (8.4 km), Bowl barrow, 870m NNE of Blackstone Barn (8.7 km).
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