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Two bell barrows, two pond barrows and a cross dyke on Bow Hill is part of the Devil's Humps round barrow cemetery, a Bronze Age burial monument complex located in Sussex. The site comprises five distinct earthwork features characteristic of Chalcolithic and Bronze Age funerary practices, with the bell barrows representing the principal burial monuments and the pond barrows forming ritual or domestic water features typical of contemporary settlement patterns. The cross dyke, a linear earthwork, likely served defensive or territorial purposes within the broader ceremonial landscape. Together these features contribute to understanding Bronze Age mortuary practice and landscape organisation in southern England, forming part of one of the region's significant barrow groups.
Two bell barrows, two pond barrows and a cross dyke on Bow Hill: part of The Devil's Humps round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008371. View the official record →
Two bell barrows, two pond barrows and a cross dyke on Bow Hill is part of the Devil's Humps round barrow cemetery, a Bronze Age burial monument complex located in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008371.
Two bell barrows, two pond barrows and a cross dyke on Bow Hill: part of The Devil's Humps round barrow cemetery 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 1008371.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A Romano-Celtic temple, Iron Age shrine and associated remains 250m north west of Ratham Mill (4.7 km), Chichester Dyke, sections in Little Cotfield Plantation (4.7 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 (5.6 km).
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