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Bosiliack Barrow

Neolithic burial barrow in Cornwall, England

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Bosiliack Barrow is a barrow on the Penwith Moors between Madron and Morvah near the hamlet of Bosiliack in Cornwall, UK. The barrow is Neolithic and was excavated in 1984, causing little disturbance to the ancient site. The barrow is a unique Scillonian entrance grave which can be found on the Isles of Scilly and in West Cornwall.

Paleolithic
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Iron Age
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Excavation

1984

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Burial and Funerary Structures

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Artificial Mounds
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United Kingdom

Coordinates

50.15° N, -5.60° E