Scheduled MonumentsEnglandLinear group of three bowl barrows immediately east of Kithurst Hill car park: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst Hill

Linear group of three bowl barrows immediately east of Kithurst Hill car park: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst Hill

England
List entry 1015709
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015709
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.08 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 07196 12479
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Linear group of three bowl barrows immediately east of Kithurst Hill car park is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a dispersed cemetery of round barrows on Kithurst Hill in West Sussex. These three barrows represent a characteristic linear arrangement typical of Bronze Age burial practice, where multiple mounds were constructed in sequence across the landscape. The site is situated within a broader barrow cemetery that reflects the patterns of ritual burial and territorial organisation during the Bronze Age period. Such bowl barrow groupings across the Sussex Weald indicate sustained use of prominent hilltop locations for sepulchral purposes over extended periods during the second millennium before Christ.

Linear group of three bowl barrows immediately east of Kithurst Hill car park: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015709. View the official record →

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What is Linear group of three bowl barrows immediately east of Kithurst Hill car park: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst Hill?

The Linear group of three bowl barrows immediately east of Kithurst Hill car park is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a dispersed cemetery of round barrows on Kithurst Hill in West Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015709.

Who is responsible for protecting Linear group of three bowl barrows immediately east of Kithurst Hill car park: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst Hill?

Linear group of three bowl barrows immediately east of Kithurst Hill car park: 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 1015709.

What other scheduled monuments are near Linear group of three bowl barrows immediately east of Kithurst Hill car park: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deserted medieval settlement at Upper Barpham Farm (3.6 km), Prehistoric flint mine and part of a round barrow cemetery at Blackpatch, 400m north east of Myrtle Grove Farm (4.3 km), Burpham camp (5.1 km).

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Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Linear group of three bowl barrows immediately east of Kithurst Hill car park: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst Hill

Linear group of three bowl barrows immediately east of Kithurst Hill car park: 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.

The wider landscape

Around Linear group of three bowl barrows immediately east of Kithurst Hill car park: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst Hill

ChichesterRoman town · ~13.9 milesFishbourne Roman PalaceArchaeological site · ~15.5 miles