Itford Hill Style Settlements

An Itford Hill Style Settlement is a form of later Bronze Age settlement found in southern England and named after the site of Itford Hill in East Sussex. It is a Monument Class Description defined by English Heritage as part of their Monuments Protection Programme.[1]

According to English Heritage's general description, these sites are formed of a number of enclosures which "generally take the form of a single low bank, which marks the perimeter of each enclosure".[2] Associations have been made between Itford Hill style sites and burial monuments located nearby.[3]

A number of examples occur on the South Downs of Sussex, the most notable being Itford Hill[4] and Black Patch,[5] both of which have been extensively excavated.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The Itford Hill Style Settlement Monument Class Description page, from the Monuments Protection Programme website
  2. ↑ Itford Hill Style Settlements: General Description
  3. ↑ Holden 1972
  4. ↑ Burstow and Holleyman 1957
  5. ↑ Drewett 1982

References

  • Burstow, G.P. and G.A. Holleyman (1957). "Late Bronze Age settlement on Itford Hill, Sussex". Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 23.
  • Drewett, P. (1982). "Later Bronze Age downland economy and excavations at Black Patch, East Sussex". Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 48.
  • Holden, E.W. (1972). "A Bronze Age cemetery-barrow on Itford Hill, Beddington, Sussex". Sussex Archaeological Collections. 110.


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