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One of three bowl barrows on Upwaltham Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in West Sussex, England. Bowl barrows of this type represent a common funerary monument form of the Bronze Age period, typically constructed as simple hemispherical earthworks raised over cremated or inhumed remains. The Upwaltham Hill examples form part of a barrow group that demonstrates the significance of this location as a prehistoric burial site, reflecting patterns of ritual activity and settlement in the South Downs during the second millennium BC. Such monuments, when surviving in groups, provide valuable evidence for understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices and the use of the landscape by prehistoric communities.
One of three bowl barrows on Upwaltham Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008875. View the official record →
One of three bowl barrows on Upwaltham Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in West Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008875.
One of three bowl barrows on Upwaltham 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 1008875.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long Down prehistoric flint mine (3.6 km), Causewayed enclosure, World War II searchlight emplacements and associated remains on Halnaker Hill (4.1 km), Madehurst Wood earthworks (5.1 km).
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One of three bowl barrows on Upwaltham Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.