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Three round cairns at The Warren on Pentire Point East is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on the Cornish coast near Padstow. The cairns comprise three distinct circular stone mounds characteristic of early Bronze Age burial practice, dating to approximately 2000–1500 BCE. Located on elevated coastal terrain, the monument reflects the importance of prominent landscape positions in prehistoric funerary traditions. The site remains a significant example of Bronze Age cairn distribution along the north Cornish coast, contributing to understanding of regional burial customs during this period.
Three round cairns at The Warren on Pentire Point East is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004392. View the official record →
Three round cairns at The Warren on Pentire Point East is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on the Cornish coast near Padstow. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004392.
Three round cairns at The Warren on Pentire Point East 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 1004392.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 400m south of Higher Reen Farm (7.9 km), Bowl barrow 150m south of Treworthal Farm (8.1 km), Standing cross 120m south west of Little Carnkief (8.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Three round cairns at The Warren on Pentire Point East's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Three round cairns at The Warren on Pentire Point East stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.