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Three bowl barrows on the coastal ridges above Bude Bay is a Bronze Age ceremonial monument comprising three separate round barrows situated on the elevated coastline of north Cornwall. The barrows are representative of the burial practices prevalent during the Bronze Age, when such earthen mounds served as final resting places for individuals of significance within their communities. Their location on the coastal ridges reflects the Bronze Age settlement patterns in this region, where prominent topographical positions were favoured for burial monuments. These barrows form part of the wider Bronze Age archaeological landscape of the Cornish coast and contribute to our understanding of prehistoric funerary customs and territorial organisation in south-western Britain.
Three bowl barrows on the coastal ridges above Bude Bay is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004472. View the official record →
Three bowl barrows on the coastal ridges above Bude Bay is a Bronze Age ceremonial monument comprising three separate round barrows situated on the elevated coastline of north Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004472.
Three bowl barrows on the coastal ridges above Bude Bay 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 1004472.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round at Stamford Hill (3.1 km), Moated site 415m west of Binhamy Farm (3.6 km), Round 300m south east of Browhill (4.1 km).
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Three bowl barrows on the coastal ridges above Bude Bay stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.