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Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 940m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument situated on the Cornish moorland. The structure consists of a circular cairn of stone, typical of funerary monuments constructed during the Bronze Age period when such barrows served as communal or individual burial sites. The monument's survival on Browngelly Downs reflects the preservation of Bronze Age ritual landscapes in this upland region of Cornwall, where numerous comparable cairns and burial features mark the archaeological significance of the area.
Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 940m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007470. View the official record →
Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 940m ESE of Higher Gillhouse Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument situated on the Cornish moorland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007470.
Round cairn on Browngelly Downs, 940m 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 1007470.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross at Polmenna, 730m north east of Ley Green Farm (6.2 km), Tredinnick Cross, 450m east of Great Tredinnick (7.1 km), Largin Castle (8.5 km).
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