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Hilltop enclosure and linear boundary on Bow Hill

England
List entry 1012319
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012319
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.12 hectares
Grid reference
SU 82492 11580
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hilltop enclosure and linear boundary on Bow Hill is a prehistoric monument located in Sussex, England. The site comprises an enclosed area positioned on elevated terrain, together with an associated linear earthwork, characteristic of settlement and territorial organisation during the prehistoric period. The enclosure and boundary represent evidence of land use and social organisation in antiquity, though precise dating and detailed functional interpretation require specialist archaeological assessment. The monument is designated for its archaeological significance as a surviving example of prehistoric land division and occupation patterns in the Sussex landscape.

Hilltop enclosure and linear boundary on Bow Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012319. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hilltop enclosure and linear boundary on Bow Hill?

Hilltop enclosure and linear boundary on Bow Hill is a prehistoric monument located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012319.

Who is responsible for protecting Hilltop enclosure and linear boundary on Bow Hill?

Hilltop enclosure and linear boundary on Bow 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 1012319.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hilltop enclosure and linear boundary on Bow Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chichester Dyke, sections in Little Cotfield Plantation (5.2 km), A Romano-Celtic temple, Iron Age shrine and associated remains 250m north west of Ratham Mill (5.4 km), Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section extending 430yds (393m) through East Broyle Copse, to railway, and earthwork extending 400yds (365m) from Brandy Hole Lane, New Fishbourne (5.8 km).

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Overview
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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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Chichester Dyke, sections in Little Cotfield Plantation
5.2 km
A Romano-Celtic temple, Iron Age shrine and associated remains 250m north west of Ratham Mill
5.4 km
Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section extending 430yds (393m) through East Broyle Copse, to railway, and earthwork extending 400yds (365m) from Brandy Hole Lane, New Fishbourne
5.8 km
Chichester Dyke, earthwork E of Chichester Barracks extending 600yds (550m)
6.3 km
Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending N 360yds (330m) from Otter Memorial College
6.9 km
Fishbourne Roman site
7.2 km
Chichester Castle
7.5 km
Greyfriars Chapel, Priory Park
7.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hilltop enclosure and linear boundary on Bow Hill

Hilltop enclosure and linear boundary on Bow Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Hilltop enclosure and linear boundary on Bow Hill

Fishbourne Roman PalaceArchaeological site · ~4.3 milesChichesterRoman town · ~4.7 milesWinchesterRoman town · ~24 milesBattle of Cheriton 1644Battle (1644) · ~18 miles
Domesday entry for Stoughton, Sussex →
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