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Twin bell barrow and a bowl barrow on Asdean Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Sussex, England. The site comprises two distinct barrow forms: a pair of bell barrows, which are characterised by their central mounds surrounded by ditches and outer banks, alongside a bowl barrow, the simplest and most common form of prehistoric burial mound. These monuments date to the Bronze Age and represent evidence of ritual burial practices and the organisation of burial landscapes during this period. The monument's survival and designation reflect its significance as an archaeological resource for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary customs in southern England.
Twin bell barrow and a bowl barrow on Asdean Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011598. View the official record →
Twin bell barrow and a bowl barrow on Asdean Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011598.
Twin bell barrow and a bowl barrow on Asdean Down 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 1011598.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A Romano-Celtic temple, Iron Age shrine and associated remains 250m north west of Ratham Mill (4.3 km), Chichester Dyke, sections in Little Cotfield Plantation (4.9 km), Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section extending 430yds (393m) through East Broyle Copse, to railway, and earthwork extending 400yds (365m) from Brandy Hole Lane, New Fishbourne (6.2 km).
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