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50°03′52″N 5°35′30″W / 50.064531°N 5.591786°W / 50.064531; -5.591786

Tregiffian Burial Chamber
Hirvedh Treguhyon
Tregiffian Burial Chamber
Tregiffian Burial Chamber is located in Southwest Cornwall
Tregiffian Burial Chamber
Shown within Southwest Cornwall
LocationCornwall
Coordinates50°03′52″N 5°35′30″W / 50.064531°N 5.591786°W / 50.064531; -5.591786
TypeChambered tomb
History
PeriodsNeolithic / Bronze Age
Site notes
OwnershipEnglish Heritage

The Tregiffian Burial Chamber (Cornish: Hirvedh Treguhyon)[1] is a Neolithic or early Bronze Age chambered tomb. It is near Lamorna in west Cornwall, United Kingdom (grid reference SW430244). It is a rare form of a passage grave, known as an Entrance grave. It has an entrance passage, lined with stone slabs, which leads into a central chamber. This type of tomb is also found in the neighbouring Isles of Scilly.

  1. ^ Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF) : List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel. Cornish Language Partnership.

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