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Bowl barrow 700m south east of Ditchling Cross: part of Plumpton Plain round barrow cemetery

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The National Heritage List for England records Bowl barrow 700m south east of Ditchling Cross: part of Plumpton Plain round barrow cemetery as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Bowl barrow, dating to the Early Bronze Age (c. 2000–1500 BCE), is a type of round barrow typically used for single inhumation burials. This example is part of the Plumpton Plain round barrow cemetery, which is significant for illustrating the funerary practices and social structures of Bronze Age communities in southern England.

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