Lowland Point

Also known as:
The Barn and The Stitch
Nearest town:
Mullion (11km WSW)
OS reference:
SW801195
OS sheet:
204
Latitude:
50° 2' 3.52 N
Longitude:
5° 4' 15.94 W
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Images

Image of Lowland Point (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

Looking down on Lowland Point from Dean Quarry to the north. The Barn possible round barrow is the lefthand one of the two prominent mounds (the other is clearance).

Image credit: A. Brookes (27.6.2016)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Aug 3, 2016
Image of Lowland Point (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

The Barn – the village of Coverack can be seen behind.

Image credit: A. Brookes (27.6.2016)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Aug 3, 2016
Image of Lowland Point (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

The Barn, a large and overgrown mound just west of Lowland Point itself. It has been tentatively identified as a possible round barrow, but may be later clearance. If the former, it’s a very fine example.

Image credit: A. Brookes (27.6.2016)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Aug 3, 2016
Image of Lowland Point (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

Further field-system remains. A hut circle settlement lies a little further inland, in the heavily overgrown area extending from the left of shot.

Image credit: A. Brookes (27.6.2016)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Aug 3, 2016
Image of Lowland Point (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thesweetcheat

The boundary lines of the prehistoric/RB field-systems run just above the foreshore.

Image credit: A. Brookes (27.6.2016)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Aug 3, 2016

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Miscellaneous

Lowland Point
Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Aug 2, 2016

The area to the west of Lowland Point is one of those marvellous palimpsest landscapes you get in some places.

Here, there are traces of Mesolithic flint working, Bronze Age hut circles and a possible round barrow known as The Barn (at SW 80251952), as well as a 2nd century AD Romano-British field system and salt works. Pottery of the Bronze Age (Trevisker Ware) and Romano-British periods has been found here.

A medieval field system known locally as The Stitch covers the northeastern part of the area.

Sites within 20km of Lowland Point

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