Lower and Higher Longbeak barrows

The Lower and Higher Longbeak barrows (also known as the Widemouth Bay tumulus)^[1][2] are a scheduled monument located north of Widemouth Bay in Cornwall.^[3][4] The two round barrows are Neolithic funerary monuments, built sometime around 2400–1500 BC.^[5]

Lower and Higher Longbeak barrows
Native name Porth an Men krug (Cornish)
The barrows are located on the far headland, this photo shows Widemouth bay.
Type	Barrow
Location	Widemouth Bay, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Coordinates	50°48′21″N 4°33′23″W
OS grid reference	SS19950389
Area	North Cornwall
Built	Late Neolithic period
Architectural style(s)	Ancient
Governing body	Historic England
Owner	Cornwall Council
Scheduled monument
Official name	Two bowl barrows, one 220m east of Lower Longbeak and the other 320m east of Higher Longbeak
Designated	1977
Reference no.	1001723
Location of Lower and Higher Longbeak barrows in Cornwall

They are designated as "two bowl barrows, one 220m east of Lower Longbeak and the other 320m east of Higher Longbeak" by Historic England.^[5] According to a field survey in 1977, "The southern mound measures 14m in diameter and is 1.1m high. It is steep-sided with a central hollow, possibly the result of antiquarian excavation although no details are known. The barrow has views across Widemouth Sand. The northern barrow mound is 16m in diameter and 0.7m high".^[6][7][8]

They are protected under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.^[5]

See also

• Cornwall portal

• Scheduled monuments in Cornwall