Bosiliack Barrow
This barrow belongs to a class of monument called Entrance Graves or Chambered Tombs, consisting of a circular kerb of stones with an entrance passage,
Entrance Graves in West Penwith
Entrance graves are chambered barrows that date slightly later than quoits, circa 3000 – 2000 BC, and may have descended from them. They are similar in structure but are smaller in size and low to the ground, often large enough for only one person to crawl inside.
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Carn Gluze (Ballowal)
The most easterly of the group is by far and away the largest of any of the barrows. It lies 1 mile west of St.Just
Chapel Carn Brea
There were formerly eleven Barrows on the slopes and summit of the hill, but only seven now remain, and most of these are in a
Tregeseal Barrows
The two best preserved barrows are 12.2m (40ft) & 14m (46ft) in diameter, and both about 1.5m (5ft) high. One of them has part of
Tregiffian Entrance Grave
Entrance Graves (or Chambered Tombs as they are sometimes known) date from them Neolithic period (approx 3000-2500 BC), so it was probably constructed before the stone circle.
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