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Heyshott Down round barrow cemetery is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in West Sussex, England. The site comprises multiple round barrows arranged across the downland, representing a significant concentration of burial mounds from the second millennium BCE. Associated cross dykes, linear earthwork features characteristic of Bronze Age landscape management, indicate the organised use of the surrounding terrain during this period. The monument survives as an important archaeological record of prehistoric ritual practices and settlement patterns on the Sussex chalk downs.
Heyshott Down round barrow cemetery and cross dykes is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017614. View the official record →
Heyshott Down round barrow cemetery is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in West Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017614.
Heyshott Down round barrow cemetery and cross dykes 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 1017614.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Devil's Ditch, section extending 1730yds (1580m) from Stane Street to NW end of Redvin's Copse (8.1 km), Devil's Ditch, section extending 200yds (180m) E of Waterbeach Hotel, Goodwood Park (8.2 km), Boxgrove Priory (9 km).
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