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Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point is a Bronze Age ritual and funerary complex located on the Cornish coast. The monument comprises two burial mounds and an associated circular enclosure, evidence of sustained ceremonial activity during the Bronze Age period. The site's coastal location on Pordenack Point reflects the strategic and possibly symbolic importance of the headland in prehistoric settlement patterns. These monuments survive as archaeological features that contribute to understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement organisation in Cornwall.
Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004292. View the official record →
Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point is a Bronze Age ritual and funerary complex located on the Cornish coast. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004292.
Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point 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 1004292.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross 170m north of Trevilley (1.2 km), Promontory fort at Carn Les Boel (1.4 km), Trevescan Cross 340m SSW of Sennen Church (1.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Two barrows and circular enclosure on Pordenack Point stands on Ordovician granite, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is granite group.