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Bowl barrow called 'Mabel Barrow', 400m south-west of Higher Polgassic

England
List entry 1006683
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006683
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
SX1777252275
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Mabel Barrow is a Bronze Age bowl barrow situated approximately 400 metres south-west of Higher Polgassic in Cornwall. The monument consists of a circular earthwork mound characteristic of barrow construction from the second millennium before the present era, representing a funerary monument of this period. As a scheduled ancient monument recorded under NHLE entry 1006683, it contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age burial practices in Cornwall, though the specific archaeological investigations or finds associated with this particular barrow are not extensively documented in readily accessible scholarly sources.

Bowl barrow called 'Mabel Barrow', 400m south-west of Higher Polgassic is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006683. View the official record →

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What is Bowl barrow called 'Mabel Barrow', 400m south-west of Higher Polgassic?

Mabel Barrow is a Bronze Age bowl barrow situated approximately 400 metres south-west of Higher Polgassic in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006683.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow called 'Mabel Barrow', 400m south-west of Higher Polgassic?

Bowl barrow called 'Mabel Barrow', 400m south-west of Higher Polgassic 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 1006683.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow called 'Mabel Barrow', 400m south-west of Higher Polgassic?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross in Lansallos churchyard (0.9 km), Bowl barrow 150m SSE of Cartole (2.6 km), Three bowl barrows 160m west of Little Hendra (2.8 km).

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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
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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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Legal
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Wayside cross in Lansallos churchyard
0.9 km
Bowl barrow 150m SSE of Cartole
2.6 km
Three bowl barrows 160m west of Little Hendra
2.8 km
Round barrow cemetery 250m south of Wilton Farm
3.1 km
Medieval wayside cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 20m south east of the church
3.4 km
Medieval churchyard cross in Lanteglos by Fowey churchyard, 2m south of the church
3.4 km
Chapel at Hall
4.4 km
Medieval wayside cross on Fore Street, Polruan
5.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow called 'Mabel Barrow', 400m south-west of Higher Polgassic

Bowl barrow called 'Mabel Barrow', 400m south-west of Higher Polgassic stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow called 'Mabel Barrow', 400m south-west of Higher Polgassic

Battle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~5.1 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~6.4 milesBattle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~6.7 miles
Domesday entry for Lansallos, Cornwall →
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