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Three barrows 550m ENE of Cansford is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cornwall. The site comprises three earthen mounds positioned in the landscape near the hamlet of Cansford, representing a common funerary practice of the Bronze Age period when communities marked their dead with such prominent artificial hills. These barrows would have originally contained inhumation or cremation burials, along with grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of their interred occupants. The monument survives as a scheduled ancient monument, preserving evidence of Bronze Age settlement and ritual practices in the Cornish landscape.
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 burial monument located 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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