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Bowl barrow on Sutton Common, 50m south-west of the Old School House

England
List entry 1010130
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010130
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
SU 99438 17260
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Sutton Common is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Sussex, approximately fifty metres south-west of the Old School House. The monument consists of a distinctive circular earthwork typical of bowl barrows, a common funerary monument type constructed during the Bronze Age. Such barrows served as burial places for high-status individuals and were often positioned on elevated or prominent ground within the landscape. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1010130.

Bowl barrow on Sutton Common, 50m south-west of the Old School House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010130. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on Sutton Common, 50m south-west of the Old School House?

Bowl barrow on Sutton Common is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Sussex, approximately fifty metres south-west of the Old School House. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010130.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Sutton Common, 50m south-west of the Old School House?

Bowl barrow on Sutton Common, 50m south-west of the Old School House 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 1010130.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Sutton Common, 50m south-west of the Old School House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Mill Ball: a bowl barrow south of Bury Hill (5.8 km), Bowl barrow 430m north east of Gumber Farm (6 km), Lime kilns, canal, engine sheds, etcetera (6.1 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

The Mill Ball: a bowl barrow south of Bury Hill
5.8 km
Bowl barrow 430m north east of Gumber Farm
6 km
Lime kilns, canal, engine sheds, etcetera
6.1 km
Cross dyke 330m north west of Whiteways Lodge
6.3 km
War Dyke entrenchment in Whiteways Plantation and South Wood
6.8 km
Dalesdown Wood earthworks
7.5 km
The Burgh: a bowl barrow 940m east of Canada
8.1 km
Madehurst Wood earthworks
8.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow on Sutton Common, 50m south-west of the Old School House

Bowl barrow on Sutton Common, 50m south-west of the Old School House stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow on Sutton Common, 50m south-west of the Old School House

ChichesterRoman town · ~11.3 milesFishbourne Roman PalaceArchaeological site · ~12.6 miles
Domesday entry for Barlavington, Sussex →
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