Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm

Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm

England
List entry 1004370
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cornwall, England. The barrow represents a characteristic funerary structure of the Bronze Age period, when such mounded earthworks served as visible markers for high-status interments within local communities. The monument's form as a bowl barrow indicates a simple, dome-shaped mound of earth and stone, typical of earlier Bronze Age sepulchral practice across south-western England. Such monuments are archaeologically significant as indicators of settlement patterns, burial customs, and social hierarchy during the second millennium BC.

Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004370. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm?

Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004370.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm?

Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1004370.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 210m NNE of Holifield Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows and one platform barrow between 600m and 830m south east of Trudnoe Farm (8.9 km), Bowl barrow 800m north west of Gwenter Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs (9 km), Bowl barrow 1080m NNW of Gwendreath Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs (9.1 km).

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