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Headon Barrow is a bowl barrow located in Cornwall, England, dating to the Bronze Age. The monument survives as an earthwork mound characteristic of this burial tradition, which typically consists of a circular or oval raised earth bank constructed over one or more cremation or inhumation burials. Bowl barrows represent one of the most common forms of Bronze Age funerary monument across southern Britain, and their presence in the Cornish landscape reflects the region's significant settlement and ritual activity during the second millennium BC. The barrow's survival as an identifiable archaeological feature makes it an important record of Bronze Age mortuary practices and land use in Cornwall.
Part of a bowl barrow called Headon Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005434. View the official record →
Headon Barrow is a bowl barrow located in Cornwall, England, dating to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005434.
Part of a bowl barrow called Headon Barrow 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 1005434.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow 90m E of Trelay Farm (7.5 km), Cross 470m north of Lambrenny (7.8 km), Wayside cross in Tresmeer churchyard (8.1 km).
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