Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo round cairns with connecting rubble wall 455m east of Trewortha Farm

Two round cairns with connecting rubble wall 455m east of Trewortha Farm

England
List entry 1009689
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England
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History & significance

The two round cairns with connecting rubble wall 455 metres east of Trewortha Farm is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Cornwall. The site comprises two circular cairns of stacked stone connected by a rubble wall, a configuration that suggests ritual or practical linkage between the burial structures. Such paired cairn complexes are characteristic of prehistoric funerary practice in the southwest of England, where communal or sequential burial traditions often involved the construction of multiple stone monuments. The rubble wall connecting the two cairns may indicate a deliberate architectural association between the monuments, possibly relating to kinship groups or the phases of monument use across several centuries during the later prehistoric period.

Two round cairns with connecting rubble wall 455m east of Trewortha Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009689. View the official record →

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What is Two round cairns with connecting rubble wall 455m east of Trewortha Farm?

The two round cairns with connecting rubble wall 455 metres east of Trewortha Farm is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009689.

Who is responsible for protecting Two round cairns with connecting rubble wall 455m east of Trewortha Farm?

Two round cairns with connecting rubble wall 455m east of Trewortha 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 1009689.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two round cairns with connecting rubble wall 455m east of Trewortha Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Doniert Stone, accompanying cross shaft and underground chamber 650m SW of Common Moor (6.5 km), Trethevy Quoit (6.6 km), Medieval wayside cross at Redgate (6.9 km).

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