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Saucer barrow on Cold Crouch is a scheduled monument located on the chalk uplands of Sussex. The barrow sits on bedrock of the White Chalk Subgroup, deposited during the Maastrichtian period over 66 million years ago, which has shaped both the landscape and the construction of monuments across this region. The monument occupies 0.05 hectares and is protected by Historic England under reference 1012624.
Saucer barrows are shallow, broad burial mounds characteristic of the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. This example represents a form of monument construction that was adapted to local chalk geology, with builders exploiting the naturally raised terrain of the South Downs. The chalk substrate would have provided both material and visibility for this ceremonial earthwork, making it a prominent feature in the prehistoric landscape.
The barrow's survival on Cold Crouch reflects the relative stability of upland chalk country, where cultivation has been less intensive than in surrounding lower-lying areas. As a scheduled monument, the site retains archaeological significance for understanding prehistoric burial practice and settlement patterns in the Sussex Downs during the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age periods.
Saucer barrow on Cold Crouch is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012624. View the official record →
Saucer barrow on Cold Crouch is a scheduled monument located on the chalk uplands of Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012624.
Saucer barrow on Cold Crouch 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 1012624.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows south of Pashley (4 km), Medieval farmstead and regular aggregate field system, 805m west of Crapham Barn (4.3 km), Bowl barrow west of Well Combe (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Saucer barrow on Cold Crouch'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.
Saucer barrow on Cold Crouch stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.