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Section of Port's Road and barrow on Round Hill, Hangleton is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on the South Downs in West Sussex, England. The barrow forms part of a significant archaeological landscape that includes Port's Road, a prehistoric trackway that traverses the downland and demonstrates the importance of this area during the Bronze Age. The mound itself represents a funerary monument typical of the period, likely constructed to mark the burial of an individual or small group of elevated social status. The site's survival and designation reflect its importance in understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns, burial practices, and communication routes across the Sussex landscape.
Section of Port's Road and barrow on Round Hill, Hangleton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002279. View the official record →
Section of Port's Road and barrow on Round Hill, Hangleton is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on the South Downs in West Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002279.
Section of Port's Road and barrow on Round Hill, Hangleton 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 1002279.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old manor house (remains of), Portslade-By-Sea (2.4 km), Dovecote at Patcham Court Farm, 80m north west of All Saints Church (3.4 km), Romano-British villa at Manor Hall Road, Southwick (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Section of Port's Road and barrow on Round Hill, Hangleton'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.
Section of Port's Road and barrow on Round Hill, Hangleton stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.