Scheduled MonumentsEnglandFlint mine and a bowl barrow on Church Hill, 400m south west of Findon Place

Flint mine and a bowl barrow on Church Hill, 400m south west of Findon Place

England
List entry 1015238
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015238
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.37 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 11422 08277
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Flint mine and bowl barrow on Church Hill is a Neolithic monument located approximately 400 metres south-west of Findon Place in Sussex, England. The site comprises a bowl barrow, a characteristic burial mound of the Early Bronze Age, associated with flint extraction evidence reflecting Neolithic activity in the locality. The barrow represents a significant funerary monument typical of the early prehistoric period, whilst the flint working debris indicates the importance of the area for lithic resource procurement during the earlier Neolithic phase. The monument survives as a scheduled ancient monument and provides archaeological evidence of sustained human activity across multiple prehistoric periods in this part of the South Downs region.

Flint mine and a bowl barrow on Church Hill, 400m south west of Findon Place is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015238. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Flint mine and a bowl barrow on Church Hill, 400m south west of Findon Place?

Flint mine and bowl barrow on Church Hill is a Neolithic monument located approximately 400 metres south-west of Findon Place in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015238.

Who is responsible for protecting Flint mine and a bowl barrow on Church Hill, 400m south west of Findon Place?

Flint mine and a bowl barrow on Church Hill, 400m south west of Findon Place 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 1015238.

What other scheduled monuments are near Flint mine and a bowl barrow on Church Hill, 400m south west of Findon Place?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Flint mine and part of a cross dyke 300m south east of Tolmare Farm (0.6 km), Bowl barrow 120m north west of Cissbury (1.3 km), Bowl barrow 100m west of the south western edge of Cissbury Ring hillfort (2.1 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Flint mine and a bowl barrow on Church Hill, 400m south west of Findon Place

Flint mine and a bowl barrow on Church Hill, 400m south west of Findon Place stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Flint mine and a bowl barrow on Church Hill, 400m south west of Findon Place

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