Tregiffian Burial Chamber — St Buryan
Late Neolithic (1900 BCE)·Scillonian-Cornish·🇬🇧 Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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About Tregiffian Burial Chamber — St Buryan
Tregiffian Burial Chamber — St Buryan in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (1900 BCE) megalithic attributed to Scillonian-Cornish. Roadside entrance grave with decorated capstone bearing cup marks, excavated by Borlase. Surveys document interior and comparative analysis.
Why it mattersImportant Scillonian-Cornish megalithic of the Cornwall, England region
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology
- 02Landscape organisation
Theories
- 01Ceremonial aggregation
- 02Subsistence base
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1900 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (1900 BCE)
- Culture
- Scillonian-Cornish
- Purpose
- Entrance grave with cup-marked capstone and stone curtain on south road cutting
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1900 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Antiquarian survey
On the ground
Structures & features
50.0620° N · 5.5880° W · 60 m · 3 mapped features
Tregiffian Burial Chamber — St Buryan — Main Chamber
chamberPrimary chamber
50.0622° N · 5.5879° WTregiffian Burial Chamber — St Buryan — Kerb/Circle Stones
circleCircuit stones
50.0618° N · 5.5878° WTregiffian Burial Chamber — St Buryan — Outlier
standing stoneAssociated outlier stone
50.0625° N · 5.5882° W