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Two bowl barrows 380m south of Wenham Cottage is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of the West Heath Common round barrow cemetery in Sussex. The site consists of two earthworks of the bowl barrow type, characterised by their distinctive circular mounded form, typical of funerary monuments constructed during the Bronze Age period. As components of a larger barrow cemetery, these monuments represent the ritual and burial practices of prehistoric communities in the Sussex Weald. The barrows are listed as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting their significance to the archaeological understanding of Bronze Age settlement and ceremonial activity in the region.
Two bowl barrows 380m south of Wenham Cottage: part of West Heath Common round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013768. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows 380m south of Wenham Cottage is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of the West Heath Common round barrow cemetery in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013768.
Two bowl barrows 380m south of Wenham Cottage: part of West Heath Common 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 1013768.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Edgar Plantation (6.5 km), Bevis's Thumb long barrow, 370m west of Fernbeds Farm (7.1 km), Romano-British villa, with cemetery and associated building, at Batten Hanger, 600m south east of Hill Lands Farm (7.5 km).
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Two bowl barrows 380m south of Wenham Cottage: part of West Heath Common round barrow cemetery stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.