The Burgh |
| Hob Uid: 393222 | |
Location :
West Sussex
Horsham, Arun
Amberley, Burpham
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| Grid Ref : TQ0479011220 |
| Summary : A bowl barrow situated on a chalk spur which projects from the southern edge of the Sussex Downs. The barrow has a roughly circular mound, about 15 metres in diameter and 1.7 metres high with a central hollow indicating part excavation at some time in the past. Find recovered from the monument include ashes, bones, a small Middle Bronze Age urn, and fragments of a larger vessel which are now in Brighton Musuem. Other finds include a mass of bronze, portions of Roman flue tile, fragments of Roman pottery, piece of imitation Samian, and fragments of Bronze Age type pottery. A fragment possibly of Early Bronze Age pottery usually associated with unburnt burials was also found, and it is suggested that the original interment was unburnt Early Bronze Age. Scheduled. |
More information : (TQ 04801122) The Burgh (TI) TUMULUS (GT). (1)
The Burgh, a bowl barrow 18 paces diameter, 6ft high, and with a
hollow centre, has been dug into on several occasions and ashes,
bones, a small MBA urn, and fragments of a larger vessel found
are now in Brighton Musuem. Reginald Smith suggests that the
fragments may be late Saxon. Other finds include a mass of bronze,
portions of Ro flue tile, fragments of RB pottery, piece of
imitation Samian, and fragments of BA type pottery. A fragment
possibly of EBA pottery usually associated with unburnt burials was
also found, and it is suggested that the original interment was
unburnt EBA. (See AO/F/52/139). (2-3)
Bowl barrow 1.7m in height and 15.0m in diameter with large central
crater; no trace of ditch.
Surveyed at 1/2500; centred TQ 0479 1122. (4)
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