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Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn

England
List entry 1004509
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004509
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.32 hectares
Grid reference
SW 69561 27275
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Cornwall. The barrow consists of a circular earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrow form, a common burial type across prehistoric Britain dating to the Bronze Age period. Located on Boskenwyn Downs, the monument survives as a testament to the ritual practices and settlement patterns of Bronze Age communities in this region of Cornwall. As a scheduled ancient monument, the site remains of archaeological significance for understanding mortuary customs and land use in south-west England during the Bronze Age.

Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004509. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn?

Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004509.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn?

Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn 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 1004509.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows and one platform barrow between 600m and 830m south east of Trudnoe Farm (9.1 km), Three bowl barrows 1295m east of Trenoon forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs (9.2 km), Hut circle settlement 950yds (870m) NW of Gwenter Farm (9.5 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
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Two bowl barrows and one platform barrow between 600m and 830m south east of Trudnoe Farm
9.1 km
Three bowl barrows 1295m east of Trenoon forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
9.2 km
Hut circle settlement 950yds (870m) NW of Gwenter Farm
9.5 km
Three bowl barrows between 200m and 730m north of Hayle Kimbra Pool
9.6 km
Bowl barrow 800m north west of Gwenter Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
9.8 km
Bowl barrow 1080m NNW of Gwendreath Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
9.8 km
Small circular earthwork 500yds (460m) N of Gweal Goose
9.9 km
Medieval chapel enclosure 340m south east of Hendra Farm
10 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn

Bowl barrow on Boskenwyn Downs, 510m east of Lower Boskenwyn stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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