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Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra

England
List entry 1005470
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005470
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
SX 11830 78380
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cornwall, England. The structure consists of stones arranged in a cairn formation with a defined kerb, a characteristic feature of prehistoric funerary sites in the south-west peninsula. Such kerbed cairns typically date to the Bronze Age and served as markers for elite or communal burials, often containing cremated remains or inhumations deposited within a central chamber or scattered within the mound. The site represents an important element of the Bronze Age landscape of Cornwall, contributing to understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary practices in the region.

Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005470. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra?

Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005470.

Who is responsible for protecting Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra?

Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra 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 1005470.

What other scheduled monuments are near Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow known as Council Barrow (8.3 km), Two round cairns, three enclosed and two open stone hut circle settlements, a rectangular enclosure and a medieval longhouse to the south of Carburrow Tor (8.6 km), Bury Castle (8.9 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow known as Council Barrow
8.3 km
Two round cairns, three enclosed and two open stone hut circle settlements, a rectangular enclosure and a medieval longhouse to the south of Carburrow Tor
8.6 km
Bury Castle
8.9 km
Trezance Holy Well and chapel enclosure
9 km
Treslea Cross, 750m ENE of Cardinham Church
9.6 km
Early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross in Cardinham churchyard, 10m east of the church
9.7 km
Churchyard cross in Cardinham churchyard, 5m south of the church
9.7 km
Cross near Deviock Cottage
10 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra

Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Kerbed cairn 415m NNW of Candra

Battle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~10.2 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~10.9 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~14 milesBattle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~19.1 miles
Domesday entry for Hamatethy, Cornwall →
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