Scheduled MonumentsEnglandFour bowl barrows 445m north of Buttern Farm

Four bowl barrows 445m north of Buttern Farm

England
List entry 1005450
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005450
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.29 hectares
Grid reference
SX2704294672, SX2702494363, SX2727594762, SX2712894697
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Four bowl barrows 445m north of Buttern Farm is a Bronze Age ceremonial monument consisting of four burial mounds situated on the Cornish landscape near Buttern Farm. Bowl barrows represent one of the most common forms of funerary monument from the Bronze Age, typically constructed as earthen mounds covering inhumed or cremated remains, often accompanied by grave goods. The four examples at this location form a small cemetery cluster characteristic of Bronze Age burial practices, when such barrow groups were frequently established in prominent positions across the landscape. The monument dates to the second millennium BCE, reflecting the sustained use of barrow burial traditions across southern Britain during this period.

Four bowl barrows 445m north of Buttern Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005450. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Four bowl barrows 445m north of Buttern Farm?

Four bowl barrows 445m north of Buttern Farm is a Bronze Age ceremonial monument consisting of four burial mounds situated on the Cornish landscape near Buttern Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005450.

Who is responsible for protecting Four bowl barrows 445m north of Buttern Farm?

Four bowl barrows 445m north of Buttern 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 1005450.

What other scheduled monuments are near Four bowl barrows 445m north of Buttern Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Animal pound 90m ENE of Pound Cot (7.9 km), Wayside cross in Tresmeer churchyard (8.2 km), A round on Tregearedown Beacon, 295m north east of the Nook (8.3 km).

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Monuments
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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.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Four bowl barrows 445m north of Buttern Farm

Four bowl barrows 445m north of Buttern Farm stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.