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Harlyn Bay Cemetery is an Iron Age inhumation cemetery located on the north coast of Cornwall near Padstow. The site, excavated in the early twentieth century, contained numerous burials dating to the later Iron Age, typically placed in stone-lined cists or graves. The cemetery provides important evidence for late prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns in south-western Britain, with grave goods including pottery, metalwork, and other artefacts that inform understanding of Iron Age communities in the region. The burials represent a significant concentration of remains from this period and contribute materially to knowledge of Iron Age funerary customs and social organisation in Cornwall.
Prehistoric inhumation cemetery at Harlyn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006685. View the official record →
Harlyn Bay Cemetery is an Iron Age inhumation cemetery located on the north coast of Cornwall near Padstow. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006685.
Prehistoric inhumation cemetery at Harlyn 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 1006685.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut circle settlement and round called Trevisker Round at Trevisker School (6.8 km), Two round barrows 440m and 510m north west of High Cove Farm (7.4 km), Seven round barrows and a ring barrow on Bear's Downs and Denzell Downs, 850m north east of Higher Denzell (7.9 km).
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