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Round barrow on Bin Down is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cornwall, England. The barrow survives as a substantial earthwork mound and represents the funerary practices of Bronze Age communities in the South West. Such round barrows typically date from the second millennium BCE and commonly served as burial places for elite or community members, often accompanied by grave goods. The monument's survival and listing on the National Heritage List for England reflects its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and burial customs in the region.
Round barrow on Bin Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006651. View the official record →
Round barrow on Bin Down is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006651.
Round barrow on Bin 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 1006651.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Slight univallate hillfort with outworks called Blacketon Rings (3.1 km), Small stone circle at Duloe, 150m south east of Stonetown Farm (4 km), Wayside cross 50m north east of Carracawn Cross (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow on Bin Down's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Round barrow on Bin Down stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.