Itford Hill Style Settlements Explained

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

• Deverel-Rimbury culture

References

• Burstow. G.P. and G.A. Holleyman. 1957. Late Bronze Age settlement on Itford Hill, Sussex. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 23. 167–212. 10.1017/S0079497X00016996. 164097390. none.
• Drewett. P.. 1982. Later Bronze Age downland economy and excavations at Black Patch, East Sussex. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 48. 321–400. 10.1017/S0079497X00008434. 131633818. none.
• Holden. E.W.. 1972. A Bronze Age cemetery-barrow on Itford Hill, Beddington, Sussex. Sussex Archaeological Collections. 110. 10.5284/1085885. free. none.

External links

• Itford Hill Style Settlement monument class description from English Heritage

Notes and References

1. The Itford Hill Style Settlement Monument Class Description page, from the Monuments Protection Programme website http://www.eng-h.gov.uk/mpp/mcd/itford.htm
2. Web site: Itford Hill Style Settlements: General Description . 2009-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606000223/http://www.eng-h.gov.uk/mpp/mcd/sub/itf3.htm . 2011-06-06 . dead .
3. Holden 1972
4. Burstow and Holleyman 1957
5. Drewett 1982