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Three bowl barrows on Trotton Common is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Sussex, England. The site comprises three burial mounds characteristic of the Early to Middle Bronze Age period, when such earthworks served as communal or individual graves for the deceased. Bowl barrows of this type are among the most common prehistoric burial monuments in southern England, featuring a simple dome-shaped mound constructed over an inhumed burial or cremation. The three barrows on Trotton Common represent an important grouping typical of Bronze Age burial practices in the Weald and South Downs region.
Three bowl barrows on Trotton Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009325. View the official record →
Three bowl barrows on Trotton Common is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009325.
Three bowl barrows on Trotton Common 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 1009325.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British villa, with cemetery and associated building, at Batten Hanger, 600m south east of Hill Lands Farm (6.8 km), Roman villa on Warren Down (8.3 km), Bevis's Thumb long barrow, 370m west of Fernbeds Farm (8.5 km).
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