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Bowl barrow 480m south of Traboe Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs

England

List entry 1003089

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1003089

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.09 hectares

Grid reference

SW7368720097

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 480m south of Traboe Cross is a Bronze Age burial mound located on Goonhilly Downs in Cornwall, forming part of a significant round barrow cemetery in the region. The monument comprises a simple bowl-shaped earthwork typical of Bronze Age funerary practice, with the characteristic dome-like profile that distinguishes this barrow type from other round barrow varieties. Its position within the larger barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs reflects the importance of the area as a burial landscape during the Bronze Age, when such mounded structures served as focal points for ritualistic and commemorative activity. The site is designated as a heritage monument under the National Heritage List for England with reference 1003089.

Bowl barrow 480m south of Traboe Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003089. View the official record →

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What is Bowl barrow 480m south of Traboe Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs?

Bowl barrow 480m south of Traboe Cross is a Bronze Age burial mound located on Goonhilly Downs in Cornwall, forming part of a significant round barrow cemetery in the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003089.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 480m south of Traboe Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs?

Bowl barrow 480m south of Traboe Cross 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 1003089.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 480m south of Traboe Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut circle with associated field system 100yds (90m) NNW of Poldowrian Farm (3.3 km), Medieval chapel enclosure 340m south east of Hendra Farm (4 km), Promontory fort at Lankidden (4.1 km).

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Overview

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Monuments

The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.

Battlefields

The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.

Roman Britain

The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.

Domesday

The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.

Civil War

The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.

Geology

The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.

LiDAR

Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.

Local Names

What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.

Historical Maps

Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.

Literature

The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.

Legal

The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.

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Target Zones

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Hut circle with associated field system 100yds (90m) NNW of Poldowrian Farm

3.3 km

Medieval chapel enclosure 340m south east of Hendra Farm

4 km

Promontory fort at Lankidden

4.1 km

Round barrow 500yds (460m) WNW of St Rumon's Church

5.2 km

Bowl barrow 290m south east of Sunny Corner Cottage

5.3 km

Bowl barrow 470m north of Ruan Pool

5.5 km

Bowl barrow 440m south east of Mount Hermon

5.7 km

Round barrow 100yds (90m) NE of Mount Hermon

5.7 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 480m south of Traboe Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs

Bowl barrow 480m south of Traboe Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is ultramafitite.

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