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Round barrow cemetery on Wilsey Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Cornwall, England. The site comprises multiple burial mounds characteristic of the early Bronze Age period, representing a significant concentration of funerary activity from approximately 2000 to 1500 BCE. Such barrow cemeteries are important archaeological evidence for understanding Bronze Age burial practices, social organisation, and settlement patterns in south-western England. The monument's survival and scheduled protection reflect its value as a record of prehistoric Cornish communities and their ceremonial landscape.
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 funerary monument complex 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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