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Three round barrows on St Issey Beacon, Trelow Downs is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the Cornish uplands north east of Little Pennatillies. The site comprises three burial mounds typical of the Bronze Age period, when such barrows served as prominent landmarks in the landscape and repositories for the deceased, often accompanied by grave goods and cremated remains. The barrows' position on elevated ground reflects the ceremonial importance of such locations in prehistoric burial practice. These monuments remain significant archaeological evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and ritual activity in north Cornwall.
Three round barrows on St Issey Beacon, Trelow Downs, 960m north east of Little Pennatillies is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021160. View the official record →
Three round barrows on St Issey Beacon, Trelow Downs is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the Cornish uplands north east of Little Pennatillies. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021160.
Three round barrows on St Issey Beacon, Trelow Downs, 960m north east of Little Pennatillies 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 1021160.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross-slab and early Christian memorial stone in St Columb Major churchyard, 2m south of the church (4.8 km), Cross Putty, medieval wayside cross-base 70m south east of Bosworgey Cottage (5.8 km), Large multivallate hillfort with two bowl barrows known as Castle-an-Dinas, 335m north of Tresaddern Bungalow (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Three round barrows on St Issey Beacon, Trelow Downs, 960m north east of Little Pennatillies's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Three round barrows on St Issey Beacon, Trelow Downs, 960m north east of Little Pennatillies stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.