Scheduled MonumentsEnglandPrehistoric flint mine and a Martin Down style enclosure on Harrow hill, 850m south east of Lee Farm

Prehistoric flint mine and a Martin Down style enclosure on Harrow hill, 850m south east of Lee Farm

England
List entry 1015239
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015239
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
6.58 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 08162 09986
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Harrow Hill is a prehistoric flint mine and Martin Down style enclosure located near Lee Farm in Sussex, England. The site dates to the Neolithic period and represents an important centre of flint extraction and working, with evidence of extensive underground mining activity that supplied high-quality flint for tool manufacture across a significant regional area. The Martin Down style enclosure, characteristic of later prehistoric fortified settlements, occupies the hilltop and demonstrates the continued use and significance of this location through subsequent periods. The combination of industrial flint extraction infrastructure with defensive earthworks reflects the strategic and economic importance of the site within prehistoric Sussex.

Prehistoric flint mine and a Martin Down style enclosure on Harrow hill, 850m south east of Lee Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015239. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Prehistoric flint mine and a Martin Down style enclosure on Harrow hill, 850m south east of Lee Farm?

Harrow Hill is a prehistoric flint mine and Martin Down style enclosure located near Lee Farm in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015239.

Who is responsible for protecting Prehistoric flint mine and a Martin Down style enclosure on Harrow hill, 850m south east of Lee Farm?

Prehistoric flint mine and a Martin Down style enclosure on Harrow hill, 850m south east of Lee Farm 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 1015239.

What other scheduled monuments are near Prehistoric flint mine and a Martin Down style enclosure on Harrow hill, 850m south east of Lee Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric flint mine and part of a round barrow cemetery at Blackpatch, 400m north east of Myrtle Grove Farm (1.7 km), Flint mine and part of a cross dyke 300m south east of Tolmare Farm (3.1 km), Flint mine and a bowl barrow on Church Hill, 400m south west of Findon Place (3.6 km).

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Overview
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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
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.
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Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Prehistoric flint mine and a Martin Down style enclosure on Harrow hill, 850m south east of Lee Farm

Prehistoric flint mine and a Martin Down style enclosure on Harrow hill, 850m south east of Lee Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Prehistoric flint mine and a Martin Down style enclosure on Harrow hill, 850m south east of Lee Farm

ChichesterRoman town · ~14.1 milesFishbourne Roman PalaceArchaeological site · ~15.6 miles