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Bowl barrow on Willingdon Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on the South Downs near Eastbourne in East Sussex. The barrow takes the form of a distinctive rounded mound, typical of bowl barrows constructed during the Bronze Age, a period when such earthworks served as burial sites for the deceased and their grave goods. Located on elevated downland, the monument represents an important example of prehistoric funerary architecture from southern England. The barrow has been recognised as a scheduled ancient monument in acknowledgement of its archaeological and historical significance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and ritual practice in the region.
Bowl barrow on Willingdon Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009081. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Willingdon Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on the South Downs near Eastbourne in East Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009081.
Bowl barrow on Willingdon Hill 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 1009081.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval farmstead and regular aggregate field system, 805m west of Crapham Barn (2.7 km), Bowl barrow west of Well Combe (3.8 km), Bowl barrow 500m north-east of Cornish Farm (3.9 km).
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