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Four bowl barrows north of Greymare Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising four burial mounds that form part of a larger round barrow cemetery in Cornwall. These bowl barrows, the most common form of Bronze Age burial mound, date to the second millennium BCE and represent the funerary practices of early metal-using communities in the county. The barrows are distributed across the landscape as part of a cemetery group, indicating sustained use of the location for burial over an extended period. Such barrow cemeteries are significant for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns, social organisation, and ritual practices in the South West.
Four bowl barrows north of Greymare Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003080. View the official record →
Four bowl barrows north of Greymare Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising four burial mounds that form part of a larger round barrow cemetery in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003080.
Four bowl barrows north of Greymare Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery 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 1003080.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross 135m north west of The Cockpit in Boconnoc Park (3.7 km), Wayside cross in St Nectan's chapel yard (4 km), Lantern cross and grave slab immediately south of St Bartholomew's Church (4.8 km).
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