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Field system on Bullock Down is an ancient monument comprising the remains of an agricultural landscape on the South Downs in Sussex. The system dates to the Bronze Age and represents a period of organized farming and settlement on the chalk downland. The field boundaries, preserved as lynchets and soil banks, demonstrate the systematic division of land for cultivation during prehistory. Such field systems are significant evidence for understanding Bronze Age agricultural practices and the organization of rural communities in southern England.
Field system on Bullock Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002207. View the official record →
Field system on Bullock Down is an ancient monument comprising the remains of an agricultural landscape on the South Downs in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002207.
Field system on Bullock Down 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 1002207.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three bowl barrows on Heathy Brow (0.8 km), Bowl barrow west of Well Combe (1.3 km), Bowl barrow 150m south of Well Combe (1.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Field system on Bullock Down'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.
Field system on Bullock Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.