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Prehistoric flint mine and part of a round barrow cemetery at Blackpatch, 400m north east of Myrtle Grove Farm is a Neolithic flint extraction site with associated Bronze Age burial mounds located near Cissbury in West Sussex. The flint mine, which dates to the Neolithic period, represents evidence of systematic underground flint working, whilst the round barrows that form part of the cemetery indicate subsequent Bronze Age funerary activity at the location. The site demonstrates the long-term significance of this landscape, with evidence of both resource exploitation and burial practice spanning several millennia. The archaeological remains are designated as a scheduled monument reflecting their importance to understanding prehistoric settlement and subsistence patterns in south-eastern England.
Prehistoric flint mine and part of a round barrow cemetery at Blackpatch, 400m north east of Myrtle Grove Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015880. View the official record →
Prehistoric flint mine and part of a round barrow cemetery at Blackpatch, 400m north east of Myrtle Grove Farm is a Neolithic flint extraction site with associated Bronze Age burial mounds located near Cissbury in West Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015880.
Prehistoric flint mine and part of a round barrow cemetery at Blackpatch, 400m north east of Myrtle Grove 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 1015880.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Itford Hill style settlement and an Anglo-Saxon barrow field at New Barn Down, 850m north west of Myrtle Grove Farm (1 km), Flint mine and part of a cross dyke 300m south east of Tolmare Farm (1.7 km), Flint mine and a bowl barrow on Church Hill, 400m south west of Findon Place (2.1 km).
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