In 1865 a labourer found two wafer-thin crescents of gold known as
lunulae at Harlyn Bay. They probably date from the early
Bronze Age, and were probably deposited as
grave goods, as there are several prehistoric burial mounds nearby. The shape of these lunulae indicates a symbolic meaning. They represent the crescent horns of the moon, and may thus have been objects of great ritual and ceremonial significance. The site of the finds was above Onjohn Cove, a small cove between Harlyn Bay and Cataclews Point at . They are preserved at the
Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro. In 2014, after heavy storms had battered the cliffs of Harlyn Bay, local residents and beach users discovered the storms had uncovered an ancient burial cist containing human remains. The remains were recovered for further investigation, but it is assumed that they belong to a female from either the Iron or
Bronze Age periods. ==References==