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Platform cairn 225m west of Minions is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. The structure consists of a raised platform of stones forming a cairn, typical of burial monuments constructed during the later prehistoric period in southwest England. The site reflects the mortuary practices and ceremonial landscape of ancient Cornish communities, contributing to the archaeological record of Bodmin Moor's early inhabitants. Such platform cairns served as focal points for ritual activity and the interment of the dead within their respective Bronze Age societies.
Platform cairn 225m west of Minions is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010256. View the official record →
Platform cairn 225m west of Minions is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010256.
Platform cairn 225m west of Minions 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 1010256.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Cleer's Well and cross (2.9 km), Medieval churchyard cross in St Cleer churchyard (3.1 km), Medieval wayside cross at Redgate (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Platform cairn 225m west of Minions'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.
Platform cairn 225m west of Minions stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.