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Burial chamber on St Breock Downs is a Neolithic monument located on the moorland of St Breock Downs in Cornwall. The structure dates to the Neolithic period and represents one of the region's prehistoric funerary monuments, reflecting the burial practices of early farming communities in southwest Britain. The site survives as a chambered cairn, comprising a stone-built burial chamber set within or beneath an earthen or stone mound, a architectural form characteristic of Neolithic communal burial sites across Britain. As a scheduled ancient monument, it contributes to understanding the distribution and development of Neolithic sepulchral architecture in Cornwall and the broader Southwest.
Burial chamber on St Breock Downs is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004475. View the official record →
Burial chamber on St Breock Downs is a Neolithic monument located on the moorland of St Breock Downs in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004475.
Burial chamber on St Breock Downs 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 1004475.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross 515m north east of Castle Farm (5.7 km), Large multivallate hillfort with two bowl barrows known as Castle-an-Dinas, 335m north of Tresaddern Bungalow (6.2 km), Holy well NW of Roche Station (6.7 km).
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