Scheduled MonumentsEnglandThree bowl barrows 670m and 775m north west of Homer Downs

Three bowl barrows 670m and 775m north west of Homer Downs

England
List entry 1019064
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Three bowl barrows 670m and 775m north west of Homer Downs is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Cornwall. The site consists of three distinct barrows of the bowl type, characteristic burial mounds of the Bronze Age period that typically contained inhumation or cremation burials. Such monuments are distributed across the Cornish landscape as testament to prehistoric settlement and ritual practice. The barrows' survival to the present day, despite their exposed moorland location, has preserved them as significant archaeological features of regional Bronze Age funerary tradition.

Three bowl barrows 670m and 775m north west of Homer Downs is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019064. View the official record →

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What is Three bowl barrows 670m and 775m north west of Homer Downs?

Three bowl barrows 670m and 775m north west of Homer Downs is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019064.

Who is responsible for protecting Three bowl barrows 670m and 775m north west of Homer Downs?

Three bowl barrows 670m and 775m north west of Homer Downs 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 1019064.

What other scheduled monuments are near Three bowl barrows 670m and 775m north west of Homer Downs?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric and Roman settlement at Carvossa (5.8 km), Round 500m west of Parkengear Farm (6.3 km), Standing cross 200m south of Trelowthas (6.8 km).

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