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The group of six bowl barrows 790 metres south-west of Grey Friars Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst Hill in Sussex. Bowl barrows represent one of the most common forms of Bronze Age burial mound, typically constructed as simple earthen domes raised over cremated or inhumed remains. The cemetery on Kithurst Hill demonstrates the pattern of multiple burial sites distributed across the landscape during the Bronze Age, reflecting the funerary practices and land use of prehistoric communities in the South Downs. These monuments remain important archaeological evidence for understanding Bronze Age settlement, ritual practice, and social organisation in Sussex.
Group of six bowl barrows 790m south west of Grey Friars Farm: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016407. View the official record →
The group of six bowl barrows 790 metres south-west of Grey Friars Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst Hill in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016407.
Group of six bowl barrows 790m south west of Grey Friars Farm: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst Hill 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 1016407.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric flint mine and part of a round barrow cemetery at Blackpatch, 400m north east of Myrtle Grove Farm (4 km), Flint mine and part of a cross dyke 300m south east of Tolmare Farm (5 km), Burpham camp (5.6 km).
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Group of six bowl barrows 790m south west of Grey Friars Farm: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.