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Kerbed cairn on Alex Tor is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cornwall, England. The structure consists of a cairn—a mound of stones—that is defined by a kerb, a ring of stones marking the perimeter of the burial feature. This type of kerbed cairn represents a characteristic form of funerary architecture from the Bronze Age period, when such monuments served as burial places for individuals of status within their communities. The site's survival and designation reflect its significance as a physical record of prehistoric burial practices and social organisation in Bronze Age Cornwall.
Kerbed cairn on Alex Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005471. View the official record →
Kerbed cairn on Alex Tor is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005471.
Kerbed cairn on Alex Tor 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 1005471.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross known as Peverell's Cross (6.5 km), Two wayside crosses in the grounds of Trewardale 34m WSW of the house (7.3 km), St Bellarmin's Chapel (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Kerbed cairn on Alex Tor's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Kerbed cairn on Alex Tor stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.