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Bowl barrow on Saxon Down is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Sussex, England, situated 240 metres north west of Glyndebourne Pit. The monument takes the form of a bowl barrow, a common funerary structure of the Bronze Age characterised by a circular mound of earth and stone with a relatively shallow, bowl-shaped profile. The site is recorded in the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1009947, indicating its recognition as a heritage monument of national importance. Like other barrows of this period, it represents evidence of burial practices and social organisation during the Bronze Age in southern England.
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 in Sussex, England, situated 240 metres north west of Glyndebourne Pit. 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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