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Combe Hill causewayed enclosure is a Neolithic monument located in Sussex, dating to the early Neolithic period around 3500–3000 BCE. The site consists of concentric ditches interrupted by causeways, a characteristic design of causewayed enclosures that were among the earliest monumental structures built in Britain. Such enclosures served multiple purposes including communal gatherings, stock management, and ritual activity, reflecting the social organisation of early farming communities. The Combe Hill example represents an important archaeological record of early Neolithic settlement and land use in southern England.
Neolithic causewayed enclosure on Combe Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012497. View the official record →
Combe Hill causewayed enclosure is a Neolithic monument located in Sussex, dating to the early Neolithic period around 3500–3000 BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012497.
Neolithic causewayed enclosure on Combe 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 1012497.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows south of Pashley (4.2 km), Medieval farmstead and regular aggregate field system, 805m west of Crapham Barn (4.4 km), Bowl barrow west of Well Combe (5.2 km).
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