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Medieval earthworks at Balmer

England
List entry 1002241
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002241
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.44 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 35877 10140
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Medieval earthworks at Balmer is a scheduled ancient monument located in Sussex, England. The site comprises earthwork remains dating to the medieval period, though the precise chronology and original function require further archaeological investigation. The earthworks are significant as evidence of medieval land use and settlement patterns in the region. The monument's survival as earthwork features demonstrates the value of upstanding archaeological remains in reconstructing the medieval landscape of Sussex.

Medieval earthworks at Balmer is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002241. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval earthworks at Balmer?

Medieval earthworks at Balmer is a scheduled ancient monument located in Sussex, England.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval earthworks at Balmer?

Medieval earthworks at Balmer 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 1002241.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval earthworks at Balmer?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A group of three bowl barrows and an Anglo-Saxon barrow field on The Bostle (4.9 km), Bowl barrow on Front Hill (5.8 km), Whitehawk Camp causewayed enclosure (6.1 km).

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This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval earthworks at Balmer's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

A group of three bowl barrows and an Anglo-Saxon barrow field on The Bostle
4.9 km
Bowl barrow on Front Hill
5.8 km
Whitehawk Camp causewayed enclosure
6.1 km
Heathy Brow round barrows
6.2 km
Round barrow NW of Mill Hill
6.3 km
Round barrow S of Breaky Bottom
6.8 km
Highdole Hill, Romano-British settlement
6.9 km
Long Barrow on Beacon Hill
7.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval earthworks at Balmer

Medieval earthworks at Balmer stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval earthworks at Balmer

Battle of Lewes 1264Battle (1264) · ~2.6 miles
Domesday entry for Balmer, Sussex →
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