Rillaton Barrow

Rillaton Barrow is a Bronze Age round barrow on the eastern flank of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. Excavated in 1837 by workmen searching for building stone, it revealed a stone cist burial beneath the 25-metre-wide mound containing the Rillaton Gold Cup, a bronze dagger, beads, and pottery. The cup, dating to approximately 1700-1500 BC, was crafted from a single sheet of hammered gold with horizontal concentric corrugations and a riveted handle. It is one of only seven similar gold vessels found in Europe and the best preserved, showing stylistic links to Mycenaean Greece. Now displayed at the British Museum alongside the similar Ringlemere Cup, it still belongs to the Royal Collection.