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 are have been extensively excavated.

See also

• Deverel-Rimbury culture

Notes

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. 

External links

• Itford Hill Style Settlement monument class description from English Heritage