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Bowl barrow on Springhead Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Sussex, approximately 750 metres south-southwest of Springhead Farm. The site consists of a simple earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a prevalent funerary monument type of the Bronze Age period. Such barrows typically contained inhumations or cremations within or beneath the mound, serving as focal points for burial practices across southern England during the second millennium BCE. The monument remains visible as an archaeological feature within the Sussex landscape, contributing to the archaeological record of Bronze Age mortuary practices in the region.
Bowl barrow on Springhead Hill, 750m SSW of Springhead Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015722. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Springhead Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Sussex, approximately 750 metres south-southwest of Springhead Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015722.
Bowl barrow on Springhead Hill, 750m SSW of Springhead Farm 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 1015722.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deserted medieval settlement at Upper Barpham Farm (3.7 km), Burpham camp (4.5 km), Prehistoric flint mine and part of a round barrow cemetery at Blackpatch, 400m north east of Myrtle Grove Farm (5.1 km).
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