Scheduled MonumentsEnglandThree bowl barrows on Heathy Brow

Three bowl barrows on Heathy Brow

England
List entry 1009056
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009056
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.2 hectares
Grid reference
TV 59154 96280
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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What is Three bowl barrows on Heathy Brow?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Three bowl barrows on Heathy Brow?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Three bowl barrows on Heathy Brow?

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).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Three bowl barrows on Heathy Brow

Three bowl barrows on Heathy Brow stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.