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Bowl barrow 700m east of Tregray Farm

A Scheduled Monument in Warbstow, Cornwall

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.672 / 50°40'19"N

Longitude: -4.5685 / 4°34'6"W

OS Eastings: 218602.909173

OS Northings: 88961.78889

OS Grid: SX186889

Mapcode National: GBR N9.729W

Mapcode Global: FRA 17B9.D09

Entry Name: Bowl barrow 700m east of Tregray Farm

Scheduled Date: 16 November 1977

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1005467

English Heritage Legacy ID: CO 927

County: Cornwall

Civil Parish: Warbstow

Traditional County: Cornwall

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall

Church of England Parish: Jacobstow

Church of England Diocese: Truro

Details

The monument includes a bowl barrow, situated on the northern slopes of a prominent ridge forming the watershed between two tributaries to the River Ottery. The barrow survives as a circular mound, measuring 26m in diameter and 0.8m high. The surrounding quarry ditch, from which construction material was derived, is preserved as a buried feature. The mound has a central hollow which may be the result of earlier excavation although no details are known.

Sources: HER:-
PastScape Monument No:-434049

Source: Historic England

Reasons for Scheduling

Bowl barrows, the most numerous form of round barrow, are funerary monuments dating from the Late Neolithic period to the Late Bronze Age, with most examples belonging to the period 2400-1500 BC. They were constructed as earthen or rubble mounds, sometimes ditched, which covered single or multiple burials. They occur either in isolation or grouped as cemeteries and often acted as a focus for burials in later periods. Often superficially similar, although differing widely in size, they exhibit regional variations in form and a diversity of burial practices. Often occupying prominent locations, they are a major historic element in the modern landscape and their considerable variation of form and longevity as a monument type provide important information on the diversity of beliefs and social organisations amongst early prehistoric communities. They are particularly representative of their period. Despite partial early excavation, the bowl barrow 700m east of Tregray Farm survives well and will contain archaeological and environmental evidence relating to its construction, longevity, territorial significance, social organisation, funerary and ritual practices and overall landscape context.

Source: Historic England

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