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HER Number: | 4666.08 |
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Name: | BARROWFIELDS - Bronze Age barrow |
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Summary
One of a large barrow group, most of which is now destroyed.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 4666.08
- SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW86SW 30
Monument Type(s):
- BARROW (Bronze Age - 2500 BC to 801 BC)
Full description
Part of a large barrow group most of which is now destroyed (4666). A destroyed barrow (the exact site of which is unknown) described in the West Briton (b1-b3). It was destroyed in 1819, when four urns and a cist were found, 2.7m from the surface, all containing cremated bones. Three urns were broken, but the fourth is preserved and is in possession of Mr H Williams. A number of arrow heads were also found.
<1> WEST BRITON, 1819, West Briton, 5/2/1819 (Article in newspaper). SCO5817.
<2> WEST BRITON, 1821, West Briton article, 10/8/1821 (Article in newspaper). SCO5830.
<3> Douch, HL, 1962, Archaeological Discoveries Recorded Before 1855, VOL 1, 93-95 (Article in Journal). SCO3240.
Sources / Further Reading
[1] | SCO5817 - Article in newspaper: WEST BRITON. 1819. West Briton. WEST BRITON. 5/2/1819. |
[2] | SCO5830 - Article in newspaper: WEST BRITON. 1821. West Briton article. WEST BRITON. 10/8/1821. |
[3] | SCO3240 - Article in Journal: Douch, HL. 1962. Archaeological Discoveries Recorded Before 1855. Cornish Archaeology. 1. VOL 1, 93-95. |
Associated Finds
- FCO3503 - ARROWHEAD (Bronze Age - 2500 BC to 801 BC)
- FCO2183 - HUMAN REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2500 BC to 801 BC)
- FCO2182 - URN (Bronze Age - 2500 BC to 801 BC)
- FCO8384 - POT (Early Bronze Age to Middle Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 1501 BC)
- FCO8385 - POT (Early Bronze Age to Middle Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 1501 BC)
- FCO8386 - POT (Early Bronze Age to Middle Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 1501 BC)
- FCO8387 - POT (Early Bronze Age to Middle Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 1501 BC)
Associated Events
- ECO2736 - Newquay Barrowfields assessment
Related records
4666 | Part of: BARROWFIELDS - Bronze Age barrow cemetery (Monument) |
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