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Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 200m north east of Fair-View Farm, Allet

England
List entry 1016055
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016055
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.13 hectares
Grid reference
SW 79534 48533
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 200 metres north-east of Fair-View Farm, Allet, is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Cornwall, England. The site comprises two distinct burial mounds characteristic of the Early Bronze Age period, when such earthworks served as prominent markers for the interment of individual or family groups. These bowl barrows, defined by their simple hemispherical mound form, represent a widespread funerary practice across southern Britain during the second millennium before Christ. The monument's survival and designation as a listed entry on the National Heritage List for England reflects its archaeological and historical importance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and mortuary practices in Cornwall.

Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 200m north east of Fair-View Farm, Allet is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016055. View the official record →

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What is Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 200m north east of Fair-View Farm, Allet?

Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 200 metres north-east of Fair-View Farm, Allet, is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016055.

Who is responsible for protecting Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 200m north east of Fair-View Farm, Allet?

Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 200m north east of Fair-View Farm, Allet 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 1016055.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 200m north east of Fair-View Farm, Allet?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 250m south east of Gew (6.3 km), Three bowl barrows 470m and 460m west of Bolotho (6.7 km), Two rounds at Playing Place, 960m and 970m south west of Carlyon Farm (6.8 km).

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Overview
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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
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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
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 250m south east of Gew
6.3 km
Three bowl barrows 470m and 460m west of Bolotho
6.7 km
Two rounds at Playing Place, 960m and 970m south west of Carlyon Farm
6.8 km
Round barrow 290m north east of Penventon
7.5 km
Round barrow 230m south west of Killiganoon Manor
8.1 km
Round barrow 400m east of Parkwood Hill
8.2 km
Round barrow 120m south east of Parkwood Hill
8.2 km
Round barrow 40m south west of Hilltop Cottage
8.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 200m north east of Fair-View Farm, Allet

Two bowl barrows at Two Burrows, 200m north east of Fair-View Farm, Allet stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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