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Three round barrows 255m north west of Ropewalk Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Cornwall. The site comprises three burial mounds characteristic of the second millennium BC, a period when such barrow construction was widespread across southern Britain. These earthworks represent important archaeological evidence for prehistoric settlement patterns and ritual practices in the region. The barrows survive as landscape features that contribute to the archaeological record of Bronze Age mortuary traditions in Cornwall.
Three round barrows 255m north west of Ropewalk Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019495. View the official record →
Three round barrows 255m north west of Ropewalk Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019495.
Three round barrows 255m north west of Ropewalk Farm 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 1019495.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wheal Busy (5.8 km), Part of the mining complex at Wheal Peevor (6.7 km), Two wayside crosses 200m south of Scorrier House (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Three round barrows 255m north west of Ropewalk Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Three round barrows 255m north west of Ropewalk Farm stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.