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Three round barrows SW of Loose Plantation

England
List entry 1002247
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002247
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 49162 05297, TQ 49119 05340, TQ 49285 05175
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Three round barrows SW of Loose Plantation is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Sussex, England. The site consists of three distinct barrows, earthen mounds constructed during the Bronze Age period as burial monuments for prominent members of prehistoric communities. Round barrows of this type typically contained cremated or inhumed remains, often accompanied by grave goods such as pottery and metalwork, and represent significant evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial practices in the region. The monument is scheduled as an ancient monument under the Historic Monuments and Archaeological Objects Act, reflecting its archaeological importance for understanding prehistoric Sussex.

Three round barrows SW of Loose Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002247. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Three round barrows SW of Loose Plantation?

Three round barrows SW of Loose Plantation is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002247.

Who is responsible for protecting Three round barrows SW of Loose Plantation?

Three round barrows SW of Loose Plantation 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 1002247.

What other scheduled monuments are near Three round barrows SW of Loose Plantation?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Oval barrow 200m north east of Exceat Park Centre (6.3 km), Medieval crypt, Church Street (6.4 km), Remains of a medieval manor house and associated dovecote 130m and 110m north west of Westdean Manor (6.5 km).

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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
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Oval barrow 200m north east of Exceat Park Centre
6.3 km
Medieval crypt, Church Street
6.4 km
Remains of a medieval manor house and associated dovecote 130m and 110m north west of Westdean Manor
6.5 km
Newhaven military fort and lunette battery
6.6 km
Martello tower no 74 on Seaford Esplanade
6.8 km
Remains of Exceat parish church: part of the former medieval settlement of Exceat, 690m south south west of Westdean Manor
7.1 km
Hillfort and a bowl barrow on Seaford Head
7.5 km
Bowl barrow at Newbarn Bottom, 450m east of Foxhole
7.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Three round barrows SW of Loose Plantation

Three round barrows SW of Loose Plantation stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Three round barrows SW of Loose Plantation

Battle of Lewes 1264Battle (1264) · ~6.9 milesBattle of Hastings 1066Battle (1066) · ~17.1 miles
Domesday entry for Tilton, Sussex →
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