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Platform barrow on Bepton Down is a Neolithic burial mound located in West Sussex, England. The monument consists of a substantial earthwork platform with a surrounding ditch, characteristic of platform barrows which represent a distinctive funerary tradition of the Neolithic period. The barrow is situated on high downland terrain typical of South Downs burial locations, where such monuments often commanded prominent positions in the landscape. As a scheduled ancient monument and entry on the National Heritage List for England, Platform barrow remains an important archaeological site documenting Neolithic mortuary practices and settlement patterns in southern Britain.
Platform barrow on Bepton Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009761. View the official record →
Platform barrow on Bepton Down is a Neolithic burial mound located in West Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009761.
Platform barrow on Bepton Down 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 1009761.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A 210m length of Devil's Ditch running east from Chichester Main Road to Pook Lane (8.8 km), Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending 110yds (100m) in Raughmere Copse (8.8 km), Devil's Ditch, section extending 960yds (870m) S of Lavant House (8.8 km).
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