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Disc barrow 485m south west of Pawtonsprings is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cornwall, England. The site consists of a ditch-and-bank earthwork characteristic of disc barrows, a funerary monument type prevalent in southern Britain during the Bronze Age. Disc barrows typically comprise a central mound surrounded by a quarry ditch, with outer banks formed from the upcast material. This example represents an important survival of Bronze Age mortuary practice in the Cornish landscape.
Disc barrow 485m south west of Pawtonsprings is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004405. View the official record →
Disc barrow 485m south west of Pawtonsprings is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004405.
Disc barrow 485m south west of Pawtonsprings 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 1004405.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Small multivallate hillfort 127m south east of Demelza Farm (5.1 km), Wayside cross 515m north east of Castle Farm (5.8 km), Large multivallate hillfort with two bowl barrows known as Castle-an-Dinas, 335m north of Tresaddern Bungalow (6.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Disc barrow 485m south west of Pawtonsprings's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Disc barrow 485m south west of Pawtonsprings stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.