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Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor is a Neolithic or Bronze Age ceremonial monument located in Cornwall. The site comprises an avenue defined by earth banks with a funerary cist integrated into its structure, representing a significant ritual landscape feature from prehistoric Britain. The monument demonstrates the ceremonial practices of early farming communities, combining processional or communicative functions with mortuary traditions. Such embanked avenues are characteristic of southwestern prehistoric sites and indicate sustained ritual use of the landscape during the second and third millennia BC.
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 →
Prehistoric embanked avenue with incorporated funerary cist 210m WNW of Showery Tor is a Neolithic or Bronze Age ceremonial monument located 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).
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