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Two bowl barrows 380m north of Beckaveans, one of which is called 'The Beacon'

England
List entry 1004371
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004371
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.26 hectares
Grid reference
SX1876196000, SX1871495855
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two bowl barrows 380m north of Beckaveans is a Bronze Age funerary monument located near Beckaveans in Cornwall. One of the barrows is known locally as 'The Beacon'. Bowl barrows are simple, circular earthwork mounds which served as burial monuments during the Bronze Age period, typically containing inhumations or cremations within their structure. These monuments represent significant evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial practices in the Cornish landscape, and their survival demonstrates the archaeological importance of the region during this prehistoric period.

Two bowl barrows 380m north of Beckaveans, one of which is called 'The Beacon' is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004371. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Two bowl barrows 380m north of Beckaveans, one of which is called 'The Beacon'?

Two bowl barrows 380m north of Beckaveans is a Bronze Age funerary monument located near Beckaveans in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004371.

Who is responsible for protecting Two bowl barrows 380m north of Beckaveans, one of which is called 'The Beacon'?

Two bowl barrows 380m north of Beckaveans, one of which is called 'The Beacon' 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 1004371.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two bowl barrows 380m north of Beckaveans, one of which is called 'The Beacon'?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 700m east of Tregray Farm (7 km), Two bowl barrows 625m south of Greystone Farm (7.9 km), Round barrow cemetery on Wilsey Down (8.2 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 700m east of Tregray Farm
7 km
Two bowl barrows 625m south of Greystone Farm
7.9 km
Round barrow cemetery on Wilsey Down
8.2 km
Bowl barrow 660m north east of Tresoke
8.3 km
Round barrow cemetery including Tich Barrow 730m north east of Trehane Pool
9 km
Barrow 90m E of Trelay Farm
9 km
Cross 470m north of Lambrenny
9.3 km
Holy Well 100m north east of St David's church
9.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two bowl barrows 380m north of Beckaveans, one of which is called 'The Beacon'

Two bowl barrows 380m north of Beckaveans, one of which is called 'The Beacon' stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Two bowl barrows 380m north of Beckaveans, one of which is called 'The Beacon'

Battle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~7.3 milesBattle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~20.5 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~22.2 miles
Domesday entry for Treworgie?, Cornwall →
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