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Round barrow cemetery on Wilsey Down is a Bronze Age burial site located in Cornwall, England. The cemetery comprises multiple round barrows, earthen mounds raised over individual or collective burials, which are characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice in south-western Britain, typically dating from around 2200 to 700 BC. The site demonstrates the importance of this locality as a focus for ritual burial activity during the Bronze Age period. Such barrow cemeteries represent significant archaeological evidence for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns, social organisation, and burial customs in Cornwall.
Round barrow cemetery on Wilsey Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005468. View the official record →
Round barrow cemetery on Wilsey Down is a Bronze Age burial site located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005468.
Round barrow cemetery on Wilsey Down 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 1005468.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric and medieval linear boundary with associated peat stack platform 475m SSW of Eastmoorgate (9.6 km), Prehistoric ritual enclosure 1.7km NW of Tresellern Farm (10.4 km), Prehistoric stone alignment 1km SSE of Eastmoorgate (10.4 km).
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