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Monument Number 430276

Hob Uid: 430276
Location :
Cornwall
St. Breock
Grid Ref : SW9571068370
Summary : (? Disc) Barrow
More information : SW 95716837 Tumulus (NR) (1)

Disc barrow ?,66ft in diameter with outer bank 2ft high.
Slight indications of a central tump. Much of the outer bank
consists of a stone curb. (2,3)

This barrow comprises a circular bank 5.0m wide, with an overall
diameter of 21.0m, an external height of 0.4m and an internal
height of 0.2m. A number of stones protrude from the top of the
bank; there is no evidence of a ditch. A centrally-placed tump
about 6.0m in diameter and 0.2m high is visible within the
enclosed area but it has been dug into or spread. (See illustration).
The barrow is in an area of reclaimed moorland and has been seeded so that it is now grass covered.

Surveyed at 1:2500 on PFD. (4)

Listed. (5)
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Source details : OS 6" 1963
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Source details : Inf (A D Saunders, Sept 1956)
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Source details : List of Anc-Mons 1971 27 (DOE)
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Source details : F1 NVQ 19-APR-77
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Source details : Corn Arch 10 1971 PH Checklist 107 (J Reed)
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Disc Barrow
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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : CO 475
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SW 96 NE 5
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1977-04-19
End Date : 1977-04-19