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Two round barrows 700yds (640m) NNE of Penhallick Farm

England
List entry 1004324
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004324
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.09 hectares
Grid reference
SW 76787 18882, SW 76800 19010
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two round barrows 700yds (640m) NNE of Penhallick Farm is a pair of Bronze Age burial monuments located in Cornwall, England. These earthwork structures, typical of the funerary landscape created during the Bronze Age period, represent the sustained use of the landscape for ceremonial interment practices over many centuries. The barrows form part of the wider distribution of such monuments across Cornwall, reflecting the importance of prominent topographic positions for memorial and burial purposes during prehistory. Their preservation as earthworks contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age mortuary practices in the region.

Two round barrows 700yds (640m) NNE of Penhallick Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004324. View the official record →

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What is Two round barrows 700yds (640m) NNE of Penhallick Farm?

Two round barrows 700yds (640m) NNE of Penhallick Farm is a pair of Bronze Age burial monuments located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004324.

Who is responsible for protecting Two round barrows 700yds (640m) NNE of Penhallick Farm?

Two round barrows 700yds (640m) NNE of Penhallick Farm 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 1004324.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two round barrows 700yds (640m) NNE of Penhallick Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 85m north west of Arrowan Vean (2 km), Promontory fort at Chynalls Point (2.3 km), Bowl barrow 165m ESE of The Barrow (2.5 km).

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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
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Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 85m north west of Arrowan Vean
2 km
Promontory fort at Chynalls Point
2.3 km
Bowl barrow 165m ESE of The Barrow
2.5 km
Hut circle with associated field system 100yds (90m) NNW of Poldowrian Farm
2.7 km
Promontory fort at Lankidden
2.8 km
Bowl barrow 870m north west of Gwendreath Farm forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs
4.3 km
Small circular earthwork 500yds (460m) N of Gweal Goose
4.4 km
Medieval chapel enclosure 340m south east of Hendra Farm
6.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two round barrows 700yds (640m) NNE of Penhallick Farm

Two round barrows 700yds (640m) NNE of Penhallick Farm stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.

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