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Summary

The remains of a barrow containing a stone-lined cist sealed by a capstone, which contained earth, a cremation urn and three flint flakes.

Protected Status: None recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Mapping Programme (Morph No.): 330.46.2
• OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SW32NE 23
• Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 16073.01
• SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW32NE 48.1-48.2

Monument Type(s):

• BARROW (Bronze Age - 2500 BC to 801 BC)

Full description

On the densely overgrown south facing moorland slopes of Chapel Carn Brea are the remains of a barrow first recorded on the 1906 OS map (b1). Partly excavated by King and Polkinghorne in 1907 who showed that the site contained a stone-lined cist which was sealed by a capstone and which contained earth, a cremation urn and three flint flakes (h2, b2, b3, b6, b7). Another incomplete urn was found on the western edge of the site away from the cist. The cist was found within a mound of stone and earth and part of a retaining wall was uncovered (b8). The site was surveyed by the OS in 1960 (h3) who supply most up to date details, since Gerrard's sketch survey of the area in 1985 added no further information (h4, b9, b10). The OS record a very disturbed granite rubble and granite mound of 0.7m high and 7.0m in diameter. There were no remains of a cist only a displaced granite slab or capstone measuring 1.8m by 1.2m and 0.4m thick (h3). The site is overgrown and forms part of a barrow group (16073). Revisited by the OS in 1985 who add that the kerb lies only on the west of the site consisting of five contiguous slabs and blocks 0.3m high (h5). The barrow is visible on aerial photographs (p1,2,3) as a low earth mound and was plotted as part of the NMP.

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Site history:
2: 1915. HENDERSON, C / -
3: 1960. PITCHER, GH / OS
4: 1985. GERRARD, G / CAU
5: 1985. QUINNELL, N / OS
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<1> Ordnance Survey, 1900s, 2nd Edition 6 Inch Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4051.

NMR, 1977, APR 3828, 1,113 (Photographic Record). SCO16006.

<2> UNKNOWN, 1909, UNKNOWN TITLE, VOL XI, 147, 87 (Unedited Source). SCO6977.

NMR, 1977, APR 3828, 1,111 (Photographic Record). SCO16003.

<3> UNKNOWN, 1915, UNKNOWN TITLE, VOL 20, 146 (Unedited Source). SCO7032.

NMR, 1977, APR 3828, 1,112 (Photographic Record). SCO16005.

<4> Henderson, C, 19--, (Manuscripts, various), VOL II, 108, PL 105 (Unpublished document). SCO5119.

<5> Hencken, H O'N, 1932, The Archaeology of Cornwall and Scilly, 83-84, 299, PL 82 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3489.

<6> Patchett, FM, 1944, Cornish Bronze Age Pottery, VOL CI, 29, 37, TABLES 2, 4 (Article in Journal). SCO4087.

<7> Patchett, FM, 1950, Cornish Bronze Age Pottery: Part II, VOL CVII, 54-55, FIG 2 (Article in Journal). SCO4088.

<8> Russell, V, 1971, West Penwith Survey, 16 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4314.

<9> Cornwall Archaeological Unit, Field Drawing (GRE), GRE 2/15 (Cartographic materials). SCO5089.

<10> Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 198-, Drawing Archive, Hanging (GRH), GRH 68/4/SW3828 (Cartographic materials). SCO5088.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Finds

• FCO1489 - CINERARY URN (Bronze Age - 2500 BC to 801 BC)
• FCO3355 - CREMATION (Bronze Age - 2500 BC to 801 BC)
• FCO1490 - FLAKE (Bronze Age - 2500 BC to 801 BC)
• FCO8471 - COLLARED URN (Early Bronze Age to Middle Bronze Age - 1900 BC to 1501 BC)
• FCO8470 - FLAKE (Early Bronze Age to Middle Bronze Age - 1900 BC to 1501 BC)

Associated Events: none recorded

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