Scheduled MonumentsEnglandPrehistoric long barrow and four round barrows 580m and 750m south west of Mitchell Farm

Prehistoric long barrow and four round barrows 580m and 750m south west of Mitchell Farm

England
List entry 1017350
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017350
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.32 hectares
Grid reference
SW 85122 54136, SW 85307 54151
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The prehistoric long barrow and four round barrows 580m and 750m south west of Mitchell Farm is a Bronze Age and Neolithic funerary monument complex located in Cornwall. The long barrow represents settlement period burial practice, whilst the associated round barrows indicate subsequent Bronze Age usage of the landscape, reflecting changing ritual and commemorative practices across several centuries. The monuments survive as earthwork features within the Cornish upland terrain, forming part of the wider distribution of barrow cemeteries characteristic of south western Britain's prehistoric funerary archaeology. The site demonstrates the long-term significance of particular localities in the prehistoric landscape, with successive generations returning to established burial grounds over an extended chronological span.

Prehistoric long barrow and four round barrows 580m and 750m south west of Mitchell Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017350. View the official record →

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What is Prehistoric long barrow and four round barrows 580m and 750m south west of Mitchell Farm?

The prehistoric long barrow and four round barrows 580m and 750m south west of Mitchell Farm is a Bronze Age and Neolithic funerary monument complex located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017350.

Who is responsible for protecting Prehistoric long barrow and four round barrows 580m and 750m south west of Mitchell Farm?

Prehistoric long barrow and four round barrows 580m and 750m south west of Mitchell Farm 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 1017350.

What other scheduled monuments are near Prehistoric long barrow and four round barrows 580m and 750m south west of Mitchell Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round and annexe 330m west of Lanner Barton (5.4 km), Large univallate hillfort in Bishop's Wood (5.9 km), Round 450m south of Tregeagle (7.7 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
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.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Prehistoric long barrow and four round barrows 580m and 750m south west of Mitchell Farm

Prehistoric long barrow and four round barrows 580m and 750m south west of Mitchell Farm stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Prehistoric long barrow and four round barrows 580m and 750m south west of Mitchell Farm

Battle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~15.5 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~17.1 miles