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Beeswing Bowl Barrow is a scheduled monument located in Cornwall at grid reference SW 70601 22401. The barrow sits on bedrock formed from an unnamed Devonian igneous intrusion of ultramafic composition, creating a distinctive geological foundation typical of Cornwall's mineral-rich landscape. This Bronze Age burial mound represents the funerary practices of prehistoric communities who chose this elevated location for their ceremonial purposes, positioning it within the broader pattern of barrow distribution across the Cornish uplands.
The monument occupies a scheduled area of 0.06 hectares and is protected by Historic England under reference 1004499. Bowl barrows of this type are among the most common Bronze Age earthwork monuments in southwest England, characterised by their simple domed profile created by heaping earth and stone over a central burial pit. The Cornish geological setting, with its exposed igneous rocks, would have provided readily available stone for constructing the barrow's fabric and for marking ceremonial boundaries.
The bowl barrow at Beeswing survives as an important record of prehistoric burial tradition and landscape use, offering evidence of settlement patterns and ritual activity across Bronze Age Cornwall.
Bowl barrow at Beeswing is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004499. View the official record →
Beeswing Bowl Barrow is a scheduled monument located in Cornwall at grid reference SW 70601 22401.
Bowl barrow at Beeswing 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 1004499.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 500yds (460m) WNW of St Rumon's Church (5.9 km), Bowl barrow 470m north of Ruan Pool (6.1 km), Bowl barrow 280m NNW of Southernwood (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow at Beeswing's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bowl barrow at Beeswing stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is ultramafitite.