© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Bowl barrow 315m ESE of Leech Pool is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located on Goonhilly Downs in Cornwall. The monument forms part of a significant round barrow cemetery on the downs, an area rich in prehistoric funerary monuments. Bowl barrows of this type typically date from the Bronze Age and represent an important phase of ritual burial practice in southwest England. The barrow's survival as an archaeological site contributes to understanding the pattern of prehistoric settlement and religious practice across Goonhilly Downs.
Bowl barrow 315m ESE of Leech Pool, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004365. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 315m ESE of Leech Pool is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located on Goonhilly Downs in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004365.
Bowl barrow 315m ESE of Leech Pool, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs 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 1004365.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 500yds (460m) WNW of St Rumon's Church (4.9 km), Bowl barrow 470m north of Ruan Pool (5.3 km), Bowl barrow 290m south east of Sunny Corner Cottage (5.5 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in the UK — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Bowl barrow 315m ESE of Leech Pool, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs