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Two bowl barrows 300m NNW of Red Post is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Cornwall, England. The site comprises two burial mounds of the characteristic bowl barrow form, which represents a widespread funerary tradition across southern Britain during the Bronze Age period. Bowl barrows typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the social status of the deceased. The survival of two distinct examples at this location provides evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and ritual practices in the Cornish landscape.
Two bowl barrows 300m NNW of Red Post is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004449. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows 300m NNW of Red Post is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004449.
Two bowl barrows 300m NNW of Red Post 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 1004449.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round called Froxton Wood Castle (5.9 km), Slight univallate hillfort called Hilton Wood Castle (6 km), St Anne's Well, in Whitstone churchyard (7 km).
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Two bowl barrows 300m NNW of Red Post stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.