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Bowl barrow on Willingdon Hill, 450m south-west of the South Downs Way

England
List entry 1009082
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009082
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.05 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 57393 00581
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Willingdon Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Sussex, England, approximately 450 metres south-west of the South Downs Way. The monument comprises a circular earthwork typical of bowl barrow construction, a form of funerary monument characteristic of the Bronze Age period. Like other barrows of its type, it would have served as a burial site and territorial marker within the prehistoric landscape of the South Downs. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1009082.

Bowl barrow on Willingdon Hill, 450m south-west of the South Downs Way is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009082. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on Willingdon Hill, 450m south-west of the South Downs Way?

Bowl barrow on Willingdon Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Sussex, England, approximately 450 metres south-west of the South Downs Way. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009082.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Willingdon Hill, 450m south-west of the South Downs Way?

Bowl barrow on Willingdon Hill, 450m south-west of the South Downs Way 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 1009082.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Willingdon Hill, 450m south-west of the South Downs Way?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval farmstead and regular aggregate field system, 805m west of Crapham Barn (2.8 km), Bowl barrow west of Well Combe (3.8 km), Bowl barrow 500m north-east of Cornish Farm (4 km).

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Overview
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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.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Medieval farmstead and regular aggregate field system, 805m west of Crapham Barn
2.8 km
Bowl barrow west of Well Combe
3.8 km
Bowl barrow 500m north-east of Cornish Farm
4 km
Bowl barrow 150m south of Well Combe
4.2 km
Bowl barrow 200m south-east of Well Combe
4.3 km
Field system on Bullock Down
4.4 km
The Wish Tower: martello tower no 73
4.6 km
Three bowl barrows on Heathy Brow
4.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow on Willingdon Hill, 450m south-west of the South Downs Way

Bowl barrow on Willingdon Hill, 450m south-west of the South Downs Way stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow on Willingdon Hill, 450m south-west of the South Downs Way

Battle of Lewes 1264Battle (1264) · ~12.8 milesBattle of Hastings 1066Battle (1066) · ~14.2 miles
Domesday entry for Ratton, Sussex →
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