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Three bowl barrows is a Bronze Age funerary monument located at Barrowfields in Cornwall, England. The site represents a fragmentary survival of what was once a more extensive round barrow cemetery, comprising three separate bowl-shaped mounds characteristic of the Bronze Age burial tradition. Bowl barrows of this type typically date to the early to middle Bronze Age period, and their presence at Barrowfields indicates sustained use of the location as a cemetery across generations. The surviving examples at this site form part of the archaeological record documenting Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in Cornwall.
Three bowl barrows, once part of a round barrow cemetery, at Barrowfields is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004369. View the official record →
Three bowl barrows is a Bronze Age funerary monument located at Barrowfields in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004369.
Three bowl barrows, once part of a round barrow cemetery, at Barrowfields 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 1004369.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 500m north west of Higher Ennis Farm (8.7 km), Two bowl barrows 290m and 375m north of Higher Ennis Farm (8.8 km), Round barrow cemetery 420m north east of Higher Ennis Farm (8.8 km).
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