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The prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist located 210 metres west-north-west of Showery Tor is a Bronze Age monument situated in Cornwall. The site comprises an avenue defined by raised earth banks, a construction type common to ceremonial and processional routes of the Bronze Age period. A funerary cist has been incorporated into the structure, indicating the monument served both ritual and burial functions, reflecting the multipurpose nature of many Bronze Age ceremonial landscapes. The integration of funerary elements within avenue structures demonstrates the significance of this location as a place of ceremony and commemoration during the Bronze Age.
Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011501. View the official record →
The prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist located 210 metres west-north-west of Showery Tor is a Bronze Age monument situated in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011501.
Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor 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 1011501.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow group on Greenbarrow Downs (8.5 km), St Protus's Cross, 330m east of Blisland church (9.3 km), Wayside cross known as Peverell's Cross (9.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.