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Bowl barrow at Red Post is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Cornwall. The monument consists of a circular earthwork of typical bowl barrow form, comprising a raised central mound surrounded by a ditch, a funerary structure characteristic of the second millennium BC. Such barrows served as communal or individual burial places and are among the most numerous prehistoric monuments across the English landscape, reflecting sustained burial practices across the Bronze Age period. The Red Post example contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and ceremonial practice in Cornwall.
Bowl barrow at Red Post is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005438. View the official record →
Bowl barrow at Red Post is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005438.
Bowl barrow at Red Post 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 1005438.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round called Froxton Wood Castle (5.6 km), Slight univallate hillfort called Hilton Wood Castle (5.6 km), St Anne's Well, in Whitstone churchyard (6.6 km).
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