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Bowl barrow south of Burton Rough is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Sussex, England. The monument consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary monument type constructed during the prehistoric period in southern Britain. Such barrows typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of their depositors. The site's survival and scheduling as a heritage monument reflects its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and burial practices in the South Downs region.
Bowl barrow south of Burton Rough is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010137. View the official record →
Bowl barrow south of Burton Rough is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010137.
Bowl barrow south of Burton Rough 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 1010137.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 430m north east of Gumber Farm (6.4 km), The Mill Ball: a bowl barrow south of Bury Hill (7.6 km), Cross dyke 330m north west of Whiteways Lodge (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow south of Burton Rough's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bowl barrow south of Burton Rough stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.