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.

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  1. ^ The Itford Hill Style Settlement Monument Class Description page, from the Monuments Protection Programme website [1] Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Itford Hill Style Settlements: General Description". Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  3. ^ Holden 1972
  4. ^ Burstow and Holleyman 1957
  5. ^ Drewett 1982

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