Summary
Large bowl barrow on the northern end of the eastern ridge. Forms part of a group of ten situated along two parallel NNW-SSE aligned Greensand ridges in the lee of the Sussex Downs.
Identification Images (2)
Monument Types
- ROUND BARROW (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- BARROW CEMETERY (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
Description
Approx. diameter of 22m and about 1m high. South side looks higher, maybe up to 2m high. This barrow is heather clad with a few saplings growing and some bracken. There is a small path through the middle about 0.5m wide
There are pine and birch trees very close to this monument and a patch of bracken threatening to encroach on the south west side.
There is no convincing sign of a ditch though one may exist below ground level, now infilled.
Historic England SAM Listing:
The monument includes a bowl barrow which forms part of a group of ten situated along two parallel NNW-SSE aligned Greensand ridges in the lee of the Sussex Downs. The cemetery is formed by two linear groups of barrows, one running along each ridge. The monument is south of the north westernmost barrow of the eastern group, which consists of six barrows. It has a roughly circular mound c.22m in diameter and c.1m high, surrounded by a ditch from which material used to construct the barrow was excavated. This has become infilled over the years, but survives as a buried feature c.2m wide. The cemetery was partly excavated in 1809 when cinerary urns and burnt human bones were found.
References
- SNA67510 - Sketch Map: National Trust. 2017. Condition Assessment Sketch Map, Sullington Warren Barrow (MNA125907).
- SNA68878 - Report: National Trust. 2021. Rapid Scheduled Monument Assessment of Sullington Warren SAMs.
- SNA69730 - Report: National Trust. 1997. Sullington Warren Archaeology and Land Use Assessment, 1997.
- SZL13737 - Photograph - colour: Joy Ede. 01/11/1997. Sullington - Barrow 121839, heather clad showing small path. 2M. 17.
- SZL22765 - Slide: Joy Ede. 01/11/1997. Sullington - barrow 121839 showing south heather covered side. 2M. 19.
- SZL45322 - Photograph - colour: Joy Ede. 01/11/1997. Sullington - Barrow 121839, heather clad. 2M. 16.
- SZL4896 - Monograph: J Dallaway. 1815. A History of the western division of the County of Sussex. 2.
- SZL7643 - Article in serial: L V Grinsell. 1940. Sussex Barrows Supplementary Paper. 82.
Other Statuses and References
- HER/SMR Reference (External): 2542
- National Monuments Record Reference: TQ01SE13B/393083
- Site of Special Scientific Interest (Biological)
Associated Events
- ENA8966 - Heritage Assessment, Rapid Condition Assessment, Sullington Warren Barrow (MNA125907)
- ENA9896 - Heritage Assessment, Rapid Scheduled Monument Assessment of Sullington Warren SAMs
- ENA10052 - Heritage Assessment, South Downs Scheduled Monument Monitoring Framework
- ENA10671 - Heritage Assessment, Sullington Warren Archaeology and Land Use Assessment, 1997
Associated Finds
None Recorded
Related Records
None Recorded