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Tawna Downs round barrows

England
List entry 1004441
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004441
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.09 hectares
Grid reference
SX 13043 66935, SX 13088 66953
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Tawna Downs round barrows is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cornwall, England. The site comprises a group of round barrows dating to the second millennium BC, a period when such monuments served as prominent markers of elite or community burial practices across the British landscape. The barrows represent typical examples of Bronze Age funerary architecture, constructed as earthen mounds over cremated or inhumed remains. These monuments contribute to the archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary behaviour in south-west England, and their surviving form demonstrates the scale of ceremonial investment in burial practices during this period.

Tawna Downs round barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004441. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Tawna Downs round barrows?

Tawna Downs round barrows is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004441.

Who is responsible for protecting Tawna Downs round barrows?

Tawna Downs round barrows 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 1004441.

What other scheduled monuments are near Tawna Downs round barrows?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge (5.7 km), Wayside cross 135m north west of The Cockpit in Boconnoc Park (6.4 km), Churchyard cross immediately north east of the Parish Church (6.5 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Wayside cross on Druid's Hill, 350m south east of Bodmin Lodge
5.7 km
Wayside cross 135m north west of The Cockpit in Boconnoc Park
6.4 km
Churchyard cross immediately north east of the Parish Church
6.5 km
Roman fort, annexes and temporary camp, 290m south-west of Restormel Farm
6.6 km
Wayside cross in St Nectan's chapel yard
7 km
Lantern cross and grave slab immediately south of St Bartholomew's Church
7.6 km
Crewel Cross, at No Man's Land
8.9 km
Small multivallate hillfort on Bury Down, 530m north-east of South Park
9.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Tawna Downs round barrows

Tawna Downs round barrows stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Tawna Downs round barrows

Battle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~3.7 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~3.9 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~7.1 miles
Domesday entry for Trezance, Cornwall →
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