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Firle Beacon round barrow and two adjacent round barrows, West Firle

England
List entry 1002267
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002267
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.08 hectares
Grid reference
TQ4854405920, TQ4853805868, TQ4866905816
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Firle Beacon is a Bronze Age round barrow situated on the South Downs near West Firle in East Sussex. The monument forms part of a significant barrow group comprising three burial mounds positioned along the ridge, which represents an important concentration of prehistoric funerary activity in the region. The barrows are characteristic of Bronze Age burial practices, when such earthen mounds were constructed to mark the graves of prominent individuals or communities. The site's elevated position on Firle Beacon reflects the typical siting of such monuments on high ground, where they would have been visually prominent in the landscape.

Firle Beacon round barrow and two adjacent round barrows, West Firle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002267. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Firle Beacon round barrow and two adjacent round barrows, West Firle?

Firle Beacon is a Bronze Age round barrow situated on the South Downs near West Firle in East Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002267.

Who is responsible for protecting Firle Beacon round barrow and two adjacent round barrows, West Firle?

Firle Beacon round barrow and two adjacent round barrows, West Firle 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 1002267.

What other scheduled monuments are near Firle Beacon round barrow and two adjacent round barrows, West Firle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newhaven military fort and lunette battery (6.8 km), Medieval crypt, Church Street (6.9 km), Oval barrow 200m north east of Exceat Park Centre (7 km).

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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
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Newhaven military fort and lunette battery
6.8 km
Medieval crypt, Church Street
6.9 km
Oval barrow 200m north east of Exceat Park Centre
7 km
Remains of a medieval manor house and associated dovecote 130m and 110m north west of Westdean Manor
7.2 km
Martello tower no 74 on Seaford Esplanade
7.3 km
Remains of Exceat parish church: part of the former medieval settlement of Exceat, 690m south south west of Westdean Manor
7.8 km
Bowl Barrow on Peacehaven Heights, 242m south-west of Warren Court
7.9 km
Hillfort and a bowl barrow on Seaford Head
8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Firle Beacon round barrow and two adjacent round barrows, West Firle

Firle Beacon round barrow and two adjacent round barrows, West Firle stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Firle Beacon round barrow and two adjacent round barrows, West Firle

Battle of Lewes 1264Battle (1264) · ~6.5 milesBattle of Hastings 1066Battle (1066) · ~17.3 miles
Domesday entry for Tilton, Sussex →
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