Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow 700m east of Highborough Farm

Bowl barrow 700m east of Highborough Farm

England
List entry 1004451
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004451
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.12 hectares
Grid reference
SS 26084 14476
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 700m east of Highborough Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Cornwall. The barrow takes the form of a simple mounded earthwork, characteristic of the bowl barrow type that comprises a circular burial mound without surrounding ditch or bank. It dates to the Bronze Age period when such monuments served as communal or individual burial places, reflecting the funerary practices and social structures of prehistoric communities in south-west England. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1004451, indicating its recognition as a monument of archaeological significance.

Bowl barrow 700m east of Highborough Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004451. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 700m east of Highborough Farm?

Bowl barrow 700m east of Highborough Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004451.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 700m east of Highborough Farm?

Bowl barrow 700m east of Highborough 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 1004451.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 700m east of Highborough Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round 300m south east of Browhill (6.3 km), Motte and bailey castle called East Leigh Berrys (7.9 km), Bowl barrow 100m north of Lishaperhill (8 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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 700m east of Highborough Farm

Bowl barrow 700m east of Highborough Farm stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 700m east of Highborough Farm

Battle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~5 miles