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Six bowl barrows at Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs

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The National Heritage List for England records Six bowl barrows at Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Goonhilly Downs as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Bowl barrows, dating to the Early Bronze Age (c. 2000–1500 BCE), are burial monuments typically containing inhumation burials. The Six Bowl Barrows at Goonhilly are part of a significant round barrow cemetery, reflecting early communal burial practices in the region.

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