The Devil's Jumps are a group of five large bell barrows situated on the South Downs south-east of Treyford in the county of West Sussex in southern England.Dyer 2001, p.173. The Devil's Jumps site is listed as a Scheduled Ancient Monument and as a Local Nature Reserve.Murray Downland Trust 2008, p.2. West Sussex County Council 1999. Most barrows along the South Downs have been damaged by agriculture and treasure hunters but the Devil's Jumps are considered to be the best preserved Bronze Age barrow group in Sussex.Arscott 1993, p.28. Dyer 2001, p.173. The barrows are laid out in a line running approximately south-east to north-west.Dyer 2001, p.173. The five barrows vary in diameter from and stand up to high.Dyer 2001, p.173. Two smaller barrows were situated close to the five main mounds.Arscott 1993, p.28. Traces remain of a sixth barrow.Dyer 2001, p.173. The Devil's Jumps have been dated to the Bronze Age and they are believed to be between three and four thousand years old.The Countryside Agency p.128. West Sussex County Council 1999. The Devil's Jumps were explored in the 19th century, when bones were found in two of the mounds,WestSussex.info although some of the barrows contained no cremated remains at all.West Sussex County Council 1999. The main line of five barrows is aligned with sunset on Midsummer Day.WestSussex.info
