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Four bowl barrows on Bofarnel Downs is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of a larger round barrow cemetery in Cornwall, England. The site comprises four bowl-shaped barrows, the most basic and widespread form of round barrow, which date to the Bronze Age and represent funerary monuments constructed to contain cremated or inhumed remains. Bowl barrows of this type are among the most common burial mounds of prehistoric Cornwall and indicate the importance of Bofarnel Downs as a cemetery location during the Bronze Age. The monument group contributes to the archaeological significance of the broader barrow cemetery at this location, which preserves evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in the region.
Four bowl barrows on Bofarnel Downs forming part of a round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004437. View the official record →
Four bowl barrows on Bofarnel Downs is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of a larger round barrow cemetery in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004437.
Four bowl barrows on Bofarnel Downs 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 1004437.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross in St Nectan's chapel yard (3.6 km), Lantern cross and grave slab immediately south of St Bartholomew's Church (4 km), Crewel Cross, at No Man's Land (5.3 km).
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