Ballowall Barrow

Local nameBallowall Barrow
LocationSt Just in Penwith, UK

Ballowall Barrow is a prehistoric funerary cairn which Ashbee and Hencken state contains several phases of use from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age. It is situated on the cliff top at Ballowall Common, near St Just in Cornwall, England, UK. It is also known as Carn Gluze Barrow.

It was first excavated in 1878 by William Copeland Borlase, when it was discovered under mining debris. A report by Sharpe states that there are several discrepancies in the accounts of the excavation work, some of the finds were lost and interpretation of the site is difficult. Reconstruction work which was done after the excavation to make the inside more accessible has further complicated the site. The site today is a confused mix of original and reconstructions introduced by Borlase. The finds from excavations are in stored in museums at Truro, Cambridge and the British Museum

Tags English HeritageArchaeological SiteCairn
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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballowall_Barrow

Official Website https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/ballowall-barrow/

Address Carn Gloose Road, TR19 7, United Kingdom

Coordinates 50°7'20.216" N -5°42'5.225" E

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