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Two round barrows on Pedngwinian Head is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located on the Cornish coast. The site comprises two distinct barrows, earthen mounds constructed during the Bronze Age as burial monuments, representing a significant phase of ritual and mortuary practice in prehistoric Cornwall. The barrows' position on Pedngwinian Head, a coastal headland, reflects Bronze Age settlement and ceremonial patterns within the region. These monuments form part of the wider landscape of prehistoric burial sites that characterise the Bronze Age archaeology of west Cornwall.
Two round barrows on Pedngwinian Head is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004264. View the official record →
Two round barrows on Pedngwinian Head is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located on the Cornish coast. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004264.
Two round barrows on Pedngwinian Head 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 1004264.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 280m NNW of Southernwood (4.2 km), Wayside cross 240m north west of Higher Predannack Farm (4.4 km), Bowl barrow 470m north of Ruan Pool (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two round barrows on Pedngwinian Head's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Two round barrows on Pedngwinian Head stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.