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Round barrow S of Edburton is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Sussex, England. The barrow forms part of a group of round barrows in the Edburton area, which represent important prehistoric funerary monuments dating to the Bronze Age period. Like other barrows of this type and date, it would have served as a burial site for elite or important members of the local community, with the mound constructed to mark and contain the grave. The site is protected as a scheduled monument, reflecting its archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the Sussex landscape.
Round barrow S of Edburton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005831. View the official record →
Round barrow S of Edburton is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005831.
Round barrow S of Edburton 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 1005831.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deserted medieval settlement and associated cultivation terraces on Perching Hill (1.6 km), Bowl barrow on Scabes Castle (2.2 km), Romano-British farmstead 480m north west of Devil's Dyke Cottages (2.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow S of Edburton's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Round barrow S of Edburton stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.