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Eight round barrows north of Scotland Corner is a Bronze Age ceremonial monument comprising multiple burial mounds located in Cornwall. The barrows date to the Bronze Age period and represent a significant concentration of funerary monuments typical of ritual landscapes established during this era. The site lies in the southwestern upland terrain of Cornwall, where such barrow groups commonly marked important territorial or ancestral burial grounds. The preservation of eight distinct mounds indicates the site's archaeological importance for understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in the Cornish landscape.
Eight round barrows north of Scotland Corner, 980m south west of Pawton Gate Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021224. View the official record →
Eight round barrows north of Scotland Corner is a Bronze Age ceremonial monument comprising multiple burial mounds located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021224.
Eight round barrows north of Scotland Corner, 980m south west of Pawton Gate 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 1021224.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross 515m north east of Castle Farm (5.5 km), Large multivallate hillfort with two bowl barrows known as Castle-an-Dinas, 335m north of Tresaddern Bungalow (5.7 km), Churchyard cross in St Columb Major churchyard, 12m east of the church (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Eight round barrows north of Scotland Corner, 980m south west of Pawton Gate Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Eight round barrows north of Scotland Corner, 980m south west of Pawton Gate Farm stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.