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Oval barrow 200m north east of Exceat Park Centre

England
List entry 1014386
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014386
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.11 hectares
Grid reference
TV 52051 99654
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Oval barrow 200m north east of Exceat Park Centre is a Bronze Age burial mound located in the South Downs near Exceat in East Sussex. The barrow is oval in plan, distinguishing it from the more commonly encountered round barrows of the same period, and represents a variant form of funerary monument typical of Bronze Age communities in southern England. Its positioning within the downland landscape reflects Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in the region. The monument survives as an earthwork and is recorded as a nationally important heritage asset under the National Heritage List for England.

Oval barrow 200m north east of Exceat Park Centre is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014386. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Oval barrow 200m north east of Exceat Park Centre?

Oval barrow 200m north east of Exceat Park Centre is a Bronze Age burial mound located in the South Downs near Exceat in East Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014386.

Who is responsible for protecting Oval barrow 200m north east of Exceat Park Centre?

Oval barrow 200m north east of Exceat Park Centre 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 1014386.

What other scheduled monuments are near Oval barrow 200m north east of Exceat Park Centre?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow at Newbarn Bottom, 450m east of Foxhole (1.4 km), Napoleonic Barracks 480m south-west of Foxhole Farm, Cuckmere Haven (1.7 km), Hillfort and a bowl barrow on Seaford Head (3.1 km).

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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
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow at Newbarn Bottom, 450m east of Foxhole
1.4 km
Napoleonic Barracks 480m south-west of Foxhole Farm, Cuckmere Haven
1.7 km
Hillfort and a bowl barrow on Seaford Head
3.1 km
Dewpond
3.4 km
Martello tower no 74 on Seaford Esplanade
3.8 km
Pair of bowl barrows on Baily's Hill
3.8 km
Camp near Belle Tout lighthouse, Birling Gap
5.6 km
Medieval farmstead and regular aggregate field system, 805m west of Crapham Barn
5.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Oval barrow 200m north east of Exceat Park Centre

Oval barrow 200m north east of Exceat Park Centre stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Oval barrow 200m north east of Exceat Park Centre

Battle of Lewes 1264Battle (1264) · ~10.5 milesBattle of Hastings 1066Battle (1066) · ~17.2 miles
Domesday entry for Exceat, Sussex →
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