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Two round barrows on Shortstone Moor is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising two earthen mounds located on Shortstone Moor in Cornwall. The barrows represent a significant example of the funerary practices employed during the Bronze Age, when such burial structures were commonly constructed across the upland regions of south-western Britain. Both mounds survive as visible archaeological features within the landscape, their physical form reflecting the construction methods typical of the period. The monument is designated for its importance in understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial customs in the Cornish landscape.
Two round barrows on Shortstone Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004618. View the official record →
Two round barrows on Shortstone Moor is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising two earthen mounds located on Shortstone Moor in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004618.
Two round barrows on Shortstone Moor 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 1004618.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of four round barrows E of Bottaborough (3 km), Three bowl barrows 700m east of Taylor's Cross (4.6 km), Iron Age defended settlement 800m north of Lymsworthy Farm (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two round barrows on Shortstone Moor's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Two round barrows on Shortstone Moor stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.