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Bowl barrow on Willingdon Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located on the South Downs in Sussex, England. The monument consists of a roughly circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary form across southern England during the Bronze Age period. Such barrows typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods that reflect the status and cultural practices of their period. The barrow's position on Willingdon Hill forms part of the significant concentration of prehistoric burial monuments found across the South Downs landscape.
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 →
Bowl barrow on Willingdon Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located on the South Downs in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009082.
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.
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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