Scheduled MonumentsEnglandDenture bowl barrow

Denture bowl barrow

England
List entry 1010092
Nation
England
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Denture Bowl Barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Sussex, England. The barrow survives as an earthwork monument, representing the funerary practices of the Bronze Age period when such mounds were constructed to mark the graves of the dead and serve as enduring landscape features. Like other barrows of its type in Sussex, it would have contained an inhumed or cremated burial, possibly accompanied by grave goods. The monument's preservation as an archaeological site provides evidence for understanding Bronze Age burial customs and the use of the landscape during the second millennium BC.

Denture bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010092. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Denture bowl barrow?

Denture Bowl Barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010092.

Who is responsible for protecting Denture bowl barrow?

Denture bowl barrow 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 1010092.

What other scheduled monuments are near Denture bowl barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long Down prehistoric flint mine (5.3 km), Madehurst Wood earthworks (5.5 km), Causewayed enclosure, World War II searchlight emplacements and associated remains on Halnaker Hill (5.9 km).

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