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Embanked platform cairn 47m NW of Caradon Hill summit is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. The structure comprises a cairn of stacked stone surrounded by an earthen bank or platform, a form typical of Bronze Age burial practices in southwest England dating to approximately 2000–1000 BCE. Such embanked cairns served as focal points for ceremonial activity and the deposition of cremated remains, reflecting the ritual significance of elevated moorland locations during the prehistoric period. The monument's position on Caradon Hill, an area rich in Bronze Age remains, underscores the importance of this landscape as a zone of funerary and ceremonial practice.
Embanked platform cairn 47m NW of Caradon Hill summit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011700. View the official record →
Embanked platform cairn 47m NW of Caradon Hill summit is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011700.
Embanked platform cairn 47m NW of Caradon Hill summit is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1011700.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Cleer's Well and cross (3.4 km), Medieval churchyard cross in St Cleer churchyard (3.6 km), The Doniert Stone, accompanying cross shaft and underground chamber 650m SW of Common Moor (4.1 km).
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