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Three barrows 550m ENE of Cansford is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising three burial mounds situated in Cornwall. The barrows represent the type of communal or sequential burial practice characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such earthen mounds were constructed to contain cremated or inhumed remains, often of high-status individuals or community members. The monument's survival as three distinct features indicates the Bronze Age settlement and mortuary activity in this part of Cornwall, contributing to the archaeological record of prehistoric burial practices in the region.
Three barrows 550m ENE of Cansford is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005463. View the official record →
Three barrows 550m ENE of Cansford is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising three burial mounds situated in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005463.
Three barrows 550m ENE of Cansford 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 1005463.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three bowl barrows 130m east of Starapark Farm (7.8 km), Medieval wayside cross 320m south west of Higher Trevivian (8 km), Wayside cross 660m north of Basil Farm (8.8 km).
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