Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCarne Beacon round barrow 320m north of Carne Farm

Carne Beacon round barrow 320m north of Carne Farm

England
List entry 1019745
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019745
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.63 hectares
Grid reference
SW 91263 38647
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Carne Beacon is a round barrow situated approximately 320 metres north of Carne Farm in Cornwall, England. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and represents a funerary structure typical of the second millennium BCE, when such burial mounds were constructed across the Cornish landscape. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound and forms part of the archaeological heritage of the region, contributing to the understanding of Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in Cornwall. It is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1019745.

Carne Beacon round barrow 320m north of Carne Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019745. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Carne Beacon round barrow 320m north of Carne Farm?

Carne Beacon is a round barrow situated approximately 320 metres north of Carne Farm in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019745.

Who is responsible for protecting Carne Beacon round barrow 320m north of Carne Farm?

Carne Beacon round barrow 320m north of Carne Farm 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 1019745.

What other scheduled monuments are near Carne Beacon round barrow 320m north of Carne Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Veryan Castle multiple enclosure fort and annexe 500m south west of Churchtown Farm (0.4 km), Three round barrows 320m south west of Trelagossick (2.9 km), Dingerein Castle small multivallate hillfort and annexe, 240m north west of Curgurrel Farm (3.2 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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Carne Beacon round barrow 320m north of Carne Farm

Carne Beacon round barrow 320m north of Carne Farm stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.