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Council Barrow is a bowl barrow located in Cornwall, England, and is recorded as a monument of Bronze Age date. The barrow survives as a roughly circular mound of earth and stone, characteristic of the bowl barrow type which formed the most common burial monuments of the Bronze Age in southern Britain. Such monuments typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods, though the specific contents of Council Barrow are not documented in the available record. The site is entered on the National Heritage List for England under list entry number 1004476, indicating its recognition as a monument of archaeological and historical importance.
Bowl barrow known as Council Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004476. View the official record →
Council Barrow is a bowl barrow located in Cornwall, England, and is recorded as a monument of Bronze Age date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004476.
Bowl barrow known as Council Barrow 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 1004476.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Portal dolmen 400m north east of Lesquite Farm (8 km), Three bowl barrows 590m south west of Bedwindle forming part of a round barrow cemetery (8.2 km), Lesquite Cross, 160m NNW of Lesquite Farm (8.3 km).
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