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Two of three bowl barrows on Upwaltham Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in West Sussex, England. Bowl barrows are among the most common prehistoric burial mounds, typically consisting of a central grave surrounded by an earthen mound with a ditch. These examples on Upwaltham Hill date to the Bronze Age and represent the burial practices of communities occupying the South Downs during this period. The survival of multiple barrows at this location indicates a significant prehistoric cemetery and provides important archaeological evidence for understanding settlement patterns and funerary traditions in Iron Age Sussex.
Two of three bowl barrows on Upwaltham Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008870. View the official record →
Two of three bowl barrows on Upwaltham Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in West Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008870.
Two of three bowl barrows on Upwaltham Hill 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 1008870.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long Down prehistoric flint mine (3.5 km), Madehurst Wood earthworks (5 km), Devil's Ditch, section 725yds (660m) long W of Ounces Barn (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two of three bowl barrows on Upwaltham Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Two of three bowl barrows on Upwaltham Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.