Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo bowl barrows on Bow Hill forming part of The Devil's Humps round barrow cemetery

Two bowl barrows on Bow Hill forming part of The Devil's Humps round barrow cemetery

England
List entry 1008372
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History & significance

Two bowl barrows on Bow Hill forming part of The Devil's Humps round barrow cemetery are Bronze Age burial monuments located in Sussex, England. These earthworks are representative of the barrow cemeteries that characterise Bronze Age mortuary practice in southern England, typically dating to the period between approximately 2000 and 1000 BCE. The bowl barrows are circular burial mounds of modest scale, consisting of earth and chalk rubble heaped over cremated or inhumed remains, and represent a significant concentration of funerary activity at this location. The Devil's Humps cemetery as a whole demonstrates the sustained use of particular landscape locations for burial purposes across generations during the Bronze Age.

Two bowl barrows on Bow Hill forming part of The Devil's Humps round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008372. View the official record →

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What is Two bowl barrows on Bow Hill forming part of The Devil's Humps round barrow cemetery?

Two bowl barrows on Bow Hill forming part of The Devil's Humps round barrow cemetery are Bronze Age burial monuments located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008372.

Who is responsible for protecting Two bowl barrows on Bow Hill forming part of The Devil's Humps round barrow cemetery?

Two bowl barrows on Bow Hill forming 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 1008372.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two bowl barrows on Bow Hill forming part of The Devil's Humps round barrow cemetery?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chichester Dyke, sections in Little Cotfield Plantation (4.8 km), A Romano-Celtic temple, Iron Age shrine and associated remains 250m north west of Ratham Mill (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 (5.6 km).

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