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Platform cairn 460m SW of Colquite Farm is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Cornwall. The site consists of a platform cairn, a form of burial structure characteristic of prehistoric south-western Britain in which a stone platform supports or contains human remains and grave goods. Such monuments typically date from the later Neolithic period through the Bronze Age, reflecting the evolving burial practices of prehistoric communities in the region. The cairn remains a significant archaeological record of the prehistoric settlement and ritual practices of ancient Cornwall.
Platform cairn 460m SW of Colquite Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011710. View the official record →
Platform cairn 460m SW of Colquite Farm is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011710.
Platform cairn 460m SW of Colquite Farm 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 1011710.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Animal pound called Crowpound (6 km), Two early Christian memorial stones 195m north of Welltown (6.1 km), Motte and bailey castle called Cardinham Castle (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Platform cairn 460m SW of Colquite Farm'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 460m SW of Colquite Farm stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.