Devil's Humps, Stoughton
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The Devil's Humps are four Bronze Age barrows situated on Bow Hill on the South Downs near Stoughton, West Sussex. They are situated on a downland ridgeway crossed by an ancient trackway, above Kingle
View across the Devil's Humps from the summit of Barrow A at the southwestern end. Barrows B, C and D are all visible, together with a possible pond barrow in front of Barrow B.
Barrow A from the northeast, with visible berm and ditch. The outline of a possible pond barrow is vaguely discernable in the foreground.
View of the Devil's Humps
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A tumulus is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, mounds, howes, or in Siberia and Central Asia as kurgans, and may be found thro
Devil's Humps, Stoughton
…The Devil's Humps (also known as the Kings' Graves) are four Bronze Age barrows situated on Bow Hill on the South Downs near Stoughton, West Sussex. They are situated on a downland ridgeway crossed by an ancient trackway, above…
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