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Summary

The northern tomb, with entrance grave, in a group of four barrows at Treen.

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument CO46D: CHAMBERED BARROW SSE OF TREEN

Other References/Statuses

• National Mapping Programme (Morph No.): 293.50
• OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SW43NW 13.1
• Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 30726.10
• SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW43NW 139

Monument Type(s):

• ENTRANCE GRAVE (Bronze Age - 2500 BC to 801 BC)

Full description

The northernmost barrow of the group of four at Treen. It is named by Daniel as 'Treen North' and described by him as a round barrow 6.0m to 7.6m in diameter with a depression in the south-western part. Immediately to the south of the centre, are the remains of an entrance grave extending to the edge of the barrow, at present 0.9m long by 0.76m high and 0.6m wide (b9). The OS who surveyed the barrow at 1:2500 in 1961 record that it is incorrectly positioned on the OS map of 1908 (b5). The mound is of earth and stone construction, 1.1m high and is as described by Daniel (h1, p1). The barrow is correctly positioned on the OS map of 1963 (b11) and is listed by Russell in 1971 as an entrance grave (b12). The OS in 1975 record no change from the survey of 1961 (h2). Sheppard in 1984 reports that the northern tomb, north-west of the other barrows, had an entrance to the south-west and is in good condition with no recent disturbance, but the approach of brambles from the surrounding area is noted (h4, b15). Visible on air photographs (p1, p2) and was plotted for the NMP. The monument is included in the Schedule.

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Site history:
1: 1961. PITCHER, GH / OS
2: 1975. QUINNELL, NV / OS
3: 1979. SHEPPARD, PA / DOE
4: 1984. SHEPPARD, PA / DOE
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<1> Borlase, WC, 1872, Naenia Cornubiae, 73 (Bibliographic reference). SCO2892.

NMR, 1977, SW4337/1/47&8 (Photographic Record). SCO16256.

<2> Blight, JT, 1870, The Cromlechs of Cornwall, 162-164 (Unpublished document). SCO2870.

NMR, 1979, SW4436/6/1 (Photographic Record). SCO16613.

<3> UNKNOWN, 1883, UNKNOWN TITLE, 310 (Unedited Source). SCO6406.

<4> Page, W (Editor), 1906, Victoria History of the County of Cornwall, 359 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4068.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1900s, 2nd Edition 6 Inch Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4051.

<6> Henderson, C, 1914, Notebooks of Parochial Antiquities, VOL II, 187-188 PL 196 (Unpublished document). SCO3503.

<7> Hencken, H O'N, 1932, The Archaeology of Cornwall and Scilly, 40, 139 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3489.

<8> Patchett, FM, 1944, Cornish Bronze Age Pottery, TABLE 6, 42 (Article in Journal). SCO4087.

<9> Daniel, GE, 1950, The Prehistoric Chamber Tombs of England and Wales, 237-238 (Bibliographic reference). SCO3204.

<10> Apsimon, AM, 1957, Cornish Bronze Age Pottery, VOL II, 2, 42 (Article in Journal). SCO5085.

<11> Ordnance Survey, 1970s, 1:10,000 OS Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4045.

<12> Russell, V, 1971, West Penwith Survey, 26 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4314.

<13> Sheppard, PA (for DOE), 19--, Scheduled Monument Description (Bibliographic reference). SCO5181.

<14> Barnatt, J, 1982, Prehistoric Cornwall: The Ceremonial Monuments, 139-141, 246 (Bibliographic reference). SCO2777.

<15> Ordnance Survey, 1900s, 2nd Edition 6 Inch Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4051.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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