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Latitude: 50.905 / 50°54'17"N
Longitude: -0.6543 / 0°39'15"W
OS Eastings: 494719.516168
OS Northings: 112581.977442
OS Grid: SU947125
Mapcode National: GBR FHH.3F3
Mapcode Global: FRA 96JQ.0YG
Entry Name: One of three bowl barrows on Upwaltham Hill
Scheduled Date: 27 January 1967
Last Amended: 22 January 1993
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1008875
English Heritage Legacy ID: 20103
County: West Sussex
Civil Parish: Upwaltham
Traditional County: Sussex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Sussex
Church of England Parish: Slindon St Mary
Church of England Diocese: Chichester
The monument includes one of three bowl barrows situated on the south-facing
slope of a rise in chalk downland. The barrow comprises a central mound, 15m
in diameter and 0.6m high, surrounded by a ditch from which material was
quarried during the construction of the monument. The ditch is no longer
visible from ground level, as it has become infilled over the years, but
survives as a buried feature c.3m wide.
MAP EXTRACT
The site of the monument is shown on the attached map extract.
It includes a 2 metre boundary around the archaeological features,
considered to be essential for the monument's support and preservation.
Source: Historic England
Bowl barrows, the most numerous form of round barrow, are funerary monuments
dating from the Late Neolithic period to the Late Bronze Age, with most
examples belonging to the period 2400-1500 BC. They were constructed as
earthen or rubble mounds, sometimes ditched, which covered single or multiple
burials. They occur either in isolation or grouped as cemeteries and often
acted as a focus for burials in later periods. Often superficially similar,
although differing widely in size, they exhibit regional variations in form
and a diversity of burial practices. There are over 10,000 surviving bowl
barrows recorded nationally (many more have already been destroyed), occurring
across most of lowland Britain. Often occupying prominent locations, they are
a major historic element in the modern landscape and their considerable
variation of form and longevity as a monument type provide important
information on the diversity of beliefs and social organisations amongst early
prehistoric communities. They are particularly representative of their period
and a substantial proportion of surviving examples are considered worthy of
protection.
The bowl barrow on Upwaltham Hill survives comparatively well and
contains archaeological remains and environmental evidence relating to the
monument and the landscape in which it was constructed.
Source: Historic England
Books and journals
Grinsell, L V, 'Sussex Archaeological Collections' in Sussex Barrows, , Vol. 75, (1934), 248
Source: Historic England
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