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Bowl barrow 280m NNW of Southernwood is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Cornwall, England. The monument is a round barrow of typical bowl form, a burial mound type characteristic of the Bronze Age period that served as a repository for cremated or inhumed human remains, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of the deceased. Such barrows represent a significant form of ritual landscape marking in prehistoric Cornwall and contributed to the formation of barrow cemeteries across the county. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England and remains an important archaeological indicator of Bronze Age settlement patterns and mortuary practice in the region.
Bowl barrow 280m NNW of Southernwood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004398. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 280m NNW of Southernwood is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004398.
Bowl barrow 280m NNW of Southernwood 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 1004398.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross 240m north west of Higher Predannack Farm (0.2 km), Three bowl barrows between 200m and 730m north of Hayle Kimbra Pool (2.5 km), Bowl barrow 470m north of Ruan Pool (2.9 km).
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