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Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 625m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located on the elevated moorland of Browngelly Downs in Cornwall. The cairn consists of a circular mound of stones typical of Bronze Age funerary practice in the southwest of England, constructed to mark and contain burials of the period. Such monuments are characteristic of the second and early first millennia before Christ, representing a significant phase of ceremonial and sepulchral activity across the Cornish landscape. The site's location on open moorland reflects the Bronze Age preference for prominent positions that would have made these burial markers visible across the surrounding terrain.
Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 625m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007478. View the official record →
Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 625m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located on the elevated moorland of Browngelly Downs in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007478.
Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 625m ESE of Higher Gillhouse 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 1007478.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross at Polmenna, 730m north east of Ley Green Farm (6.4 km), Tredinnick Cross, 450m east of Great Tredinnick (7.3 km), Largin Castle (8.7 km).
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