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Three bowl barrows on Heathy Brow is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Sussex, England. The site comprises three distinct bowl barrows, which represent a characteristic funerary tradition of the Bronze Age period, typically dating to between approximately 2200 and 700 BCE. Bowl barrows are among the most common form of burial mound from this era, consisting of a simple hemispherical or bowl-shaped earthwork constructed over one or more inhumation burials. The grouping of three barrows together on Heathy Brow suggests a sustained use of the location as a burial site and indicates the significance of this locality within the Bronze Age landscape of the Sussex Weald.
Three bowl barrows on Heathy Brow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009056. View the official record →
Three bowl barrows on Heathy Brow is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009056.
Three bowl barrows on Heathy Brow 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 1009056.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Field system on Bullock Down (0.8 km), Bowl barrow 150m south of Well Combe (0.8 km), Bowl barrow 200m south-east of Well Combe (0.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Three bowl barrows on Heathy Brow's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Three bowl barrows on Heathy Brow stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.