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Round barrows on Hingston Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Cornwall, England. The site comprises a group of burial mounds that date to the Bronze Age period and represent significant evidence of early metalworking societies in the south-west peninsula. These round barrows, constructed as earthen mounds over cremated or inhumed remains, reflect burial practices and social organisation typical of Bronze Age communities in the region. The monument group contributes to our understanding of Bronze Age settlement patterns and ritual practices across Cornish upland landscapes.
Round barrows on Hingston Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004445. View the official record →
Round barrows on Hingston Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004445.
Round barrows on Hingston 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 1004445.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prince of Wales Mine at Harrowbarrow (1.7 km), Dupath holy well, 45m NNE of Dupath Farm (2.3 km), Henge 315m north west of Westcott (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrows on Hingston Down's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Round barrows on Hingston Down stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.