Two bowl barrows, one 220m east of Lower Longbeak and the other 320m east of Higher Longbeak

Bowl barrow in England

The Lower and Higher Longbeak barrows (also known as the Widemouth Bay tumulus) are a scheduled monument located north of Widemouth Bay in Cornwall. The two round barrows are Bronze Age funerary monuments, built in the period between 2400–1500 BC. They are designated as "two bowl barrows, one 220m east of Lower Longbeak and the other 320m east of Higher Longbeak" by Historic England. According to a field survey in 1977, "The southern mound measures 14m in diameter and is 1.1m high. It is steep-sided with a central hollow, possibly the result of antiquarian excavation although no details are kn

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Type:

Bowl barrow

Coordinates:

50.80°N, 4.56°W

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