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Four round barrows 480m north of Besowsa

England
List entry 1020750
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020750
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.13 hectares
Grid reference
SW 91062 54646
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Four round barrows 480m north of Besowsa is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cornwall. The site comprises four earthen mounds characteristic of the Bronze Age period, constructed as funerary monuments to contain the interred remains and grave goods of significant individuals or family groups. Round barrows of this type are among the most numerous surviving prehistoric monuments in Cornwall and demonstrate the importance of formal burial practices during the second millennium BC. The barrows' survival as discrete archaeological features preserves evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and ritual activity in this part of Cornwall.

Four round barrows 480m north of Besowsa is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020750. View the official record →

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What is Four round barrows 480m north of Besowsa?

Four round barrows 480m north of Besowsa is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020750.

Who is responsible for protecting Four round barrows 480m north of Besowsa?

Four round barrows 480m north of Besowsa 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 1020750.

What other scheduled monuments are near Four round barrows 480m north of Besowsa?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round and annexe 720m WSW of Tregear (6.4 km), Prehistoric and Roman settlement at Carvossa (6.5 km), Market Cross and cross base immediately south west of St Nun's Church (6.8 km).

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Domesday
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round and annexe 720m WSW of Tregear
6.4 km
Prehistoric and Roman settlement at Carvossa
6.5 km
Market Cross and cross base immediately south west of St Nun's Church
6.8 km
Nancor Cross, 400m north west of Nancor
7.1 km
Medieval wayside cross base on Creed Hill, 400m south of Grampound
7.2 km
Round 500m west of Parkengear Farm
7.6 km
Golden Camp hillfort
7.9 km
Standing cross 200m south of Trelowthas
8.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Four round barrows 480m north of Besowsa

Four round barrows 480m north of Besowsa stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Four round barrows 480m north of Besowsa

Battle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~12 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~13.6 milesBattle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~17.2 miles
Domesday entry for Burthy, Cornwall →
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