Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo bowl barrows 380m south of Wenham Cottage: part of West Heath Common round barrow cemetery

Two bowl barrows 380m south of Wenham Cottage: part of West Heath Common round barrow cemetery

England
List entry 1013768
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013768
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.31 hectares
Grid reference
SU 78951 22627
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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What is Two bowl barrows 380m south of Wenham Cottage: part of West Heath Common round barrow cemetery?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Two bowl barrows 380m south of Wenham Cottage: part of West Heath Common round barrow cemetery?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two bowl barrows 380m south of Wenham Cottage: part of West Heath Common round barrow cemetery?

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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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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two bowl barrows 380m south of Wenham Cottage: part of West Heath Common round barrow cemetery

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.

The wider landscape

Around Two bowl barrows 380m south of Wenham Cottage: part of West Heath Common round barrow cemetery

Fishbourne Roman PalaceArchaeological site · ~11.5 milesChichesterRoman town · ~11.9 milesWinchesterRoman town · ~19.6 milesBattle of Cheriton 1644Battle (1644) · ~12.7 miles