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Thundersbarrow Hill is an Iron Age hillfort located in Sussex, England, which occupies a commanding position on the South Downs. The site comprises a univallate enclosure with a single bank and ditch, characteristic of Martin Down style fortifications typical of the Iron Age period in southern Britain. Archaeological investigation and surface survey have identified Romano-British settlement remains and an associated field system within and around the hillfort, indicating continued occupation and exploitation of the landscape during the Roman period. The presence of a bowl barrow within the complex demonstrates earlier Bronze Age activity at the location, establishing Thundersbarrow Hill as a palimpsest of successive settlement patterns spanning more than a millennium.
Martin Down style enclosure, bowl barrow, Iron Age hillfort, Romano-British village and associated field system on Thundersbarrow Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015124. View the official record →
Thundersbarrow Hill is an Iron Age hillfort located in Sussex, England, which occupies a commanding position on the South Downs. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015124.
Martin Down style enclosure, bowl barrow, Iron Age hillfort, Romano-British village and associated field system on Thundersbarrow 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 1015124.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Shrunken medieval settlement at Old Erringham (2.5 km), Cross dyke on Beeding Hill, 1100m north west of New Erringham Farm Cottages (2.5 km), Deserted medieval settlement and associated cultivation terraces on Perching Hill (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Martin Down style enclosure, bowl barrow, Iron Age hillfort, Romano-British village and associated field system on Thundersbarrow Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Martin Down style enclosure, bowl barrow, Iron Age hillfort, Romano-British village and associated field system on Thundersbarrow Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.