Summary
Largest round barrow on the eastern ridge with memorial seat. Part of the barrow cemetery comprising 10 Barrows situated along two parallel NNW-SSE aligned Greensand ridges in the lee of the Sussex Downs.
Identification Images (3)
Monument Types
- BARROW CEMETERY (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- ROUND BARROW (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
Description
Circular mound about 26m diameter and up to 2m high. There is a stone seat and pillar on the top. There may be a ditch but this cannot be seen, having been infilled and also obscured by heather grwoth. The mound is covered in heather mainly although there is a lot of gorse scrub on the western side. This is the largest barrow on this ridge. Whether this denotes status or not is unknown.
Presumably because of its large size it was chosen by several persons and organisations as a suitable position for memorials. There is a stone pillar around which a seat has been constructed. The pillar has a now very eroded stone in its top which is almost illegible - In Memory of Edward ?.... [it looks possibly of 18th century type style] - this was put up to Edward Cook by his son in 1956. Around this there is a solid stone platform with a seat.
In the pillar has been inserted a plaque reading - This plaque records our thanks to / Miss Enid Clarke-Williams / Secretary of the National Trust / local committee 1935 - 77 and / prime mover behind the national / appeal for the purchase of 28 acres / of Sullington Warren in 1935. / Sandgate Preservation Society 1978. This was to commemorate Miss Clarke-Williams' retirement from the committee. The plaque was inserted on 1/1/1978. [1]
Remedial works to the memorial seat's foundation and steps leading up to it, was carried out in 1976-7. [2-4]
The Stone Round Seat was repaired in 1985 and 1997. In 1997 this was by NT Contractors. [5-6]
References
- SNA67508 - Report: National Trust. 2017. HAR Monument Condition Assessment, Sullington Warren Barrow (MNA126566).
- 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. 121838, pg. 10.
- SNA69931 - Serial: Sandgate Preservation Society. 1977. Sandgate Preservation Society Newsletter, 4. Spring 4. 4. pg. 6.
- SNA69932 - Serial: Sandgate Preservation Society. 1976. Sandgate Preservation Society Newsletter, 3. Autumn 3. 3. pg. 4.
- SNA69933 - Serial: Sandgate Preservation Society. 1985. Sandgate Preservation Society Newsletter, 21. Autumn 21. 21. pg. 6.
- SNA69934 - Serial: Sandgate Conservation Society. 1997. Sandgate Conservation Society Newsletter, 44. Spring 44. 44. pg. 3.
- SZL11778 - Photograph - colour: Joy Ede. 01/11/1997. Sullington - Seat on barrow 121838 with plaque side showing. Scrub in background.. 14.
- SZL12247 - Slide: Joy Ede. 01/11/1997. Sullington - barrow 121838 showing seat on top, slight erosion around, scrub too. 2M. 16.
- SZL1524 - Serial: Sandgate Preservation Society. 1977. Sandgate Preservation Society Newsletter, 5. Autumn 5. 5. pg. 1.
- SZL17100 - Photograph - colour: Joy Ede. 01/11/1997. Sullington - Barrow 121838, northern, scrubby side. 15.
- SZL22764 - Slide: Joy Ede. 01/11/1997. Sullington - barrow 121838 showing scrubby north side. 17.
- SZL33286 - Photograph - colour: Joy Ede. 01/11/1997. Sullington - Path up barrow 121838 reinstated one year, pale colour. 2M. 13.
- SZL41564 - Photograph - colour: Joy Ede. 01/11/1997. Sullington - low barrow 121837 with 121838 in background. 2M. 12.
- SZL43509 - Slide: Joy Ede. 01/11/1997. Sullington - barrow 121838 showing pale coloured made up, slightlyeroded path. 2M. 15.
- SZL47362 - Photograph - colour: Joy Ede. 01/11/1997. Sullington - Barrow 121836 in foreground, 121838 in background - eastern ridge barrows. 08.
- 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): 2543
- National Monuments Record Reference: TQ01SE13C/393083
- Site of Special Scientific Interest (Biological)
Associated Events
- ENA2109 - Non Archaeological Intervention, Rebuilt path up to stone seat on top of barrow, Sullington Warren, 1976
- ENA2113 - Non Archaeological Intervention, Various attempts over the years to control erosion on the path up to the seat on the barrow, Sullington Warren, 1980-1991
- ENA2114 - Non Archaeological Intervention, Stone seat repaired twice, in 1985 and 1997, Sullington Warren
- ENA8964 - Heritage Assessment, HAR Monument Condition Assessment, Sullington Warren Barrow (MNA126566)
- ENA9896 - Heritage Assessment, Rapid Scheduled Monument Assessment of Sullington Warren SAMs
- ENA10671 - Heritage Assessment, Sullington Warren Archaeology and Land Use Assessment, 1997
- ENA2240 - Non Archaeological Intervention, Remedial work to the Round Seat to prevent further erosion, 1977
Associated Finds
None Recorded
Related Records
None Recorded