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Two round barrows SW of Bostal Bottom is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Sussex, England. The site consists of two earthen mounds constructed during the Bronze Age, a period when such burial structures were common across southern Britain. Round barrows of this type typically served as burial places for prominent members of prehistoric communities, often containing inhumations or cremations alongside grave goods. The survival of both mounds at this location contributes to understanding Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in the Sussex landscape.
Two round barrows SW of Bostal Bottom is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002270. View the official record →
Two round barrows SW of Bostal Bottom is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002270.
Two round barrows SW of Bostal Bottom 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 1002270.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval crypt, Church Street (5.4 km), Newhaven military fort and lunette battery (5.6 km), Oval barrow 200m north east of Exceat Park Centre (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two round barrows SW of Bostal Bottom's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Two round barrows SW of Bostal Bottom stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.