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Platform cairn on Goonzion Downs is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cornwall, England. The site comprises a substantial platform cairn, a funerary structure characteristic of the Cornish Bronze Age landscape, constructed from stone and earth to form an elevated platform upon which burials were placed. This monument type is typical of the second and early first millennia BC, representing an important phase of prehistoric burial practice in the south-west of England. The site contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity on Goonzion Downs.
Platform cairn on Goonzion Downs is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004360. View the official record →
Platform cairn on Goonzion Downs is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004360.
Platform cairn on Goonzion Downs 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 1004360.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 780m east of Penventon (5.3 km), Wayside cross called Killboy Cross (5.3 km), Two bowl barrows 535m ENE of Fairy Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Platform cairn on Goonzion Downs's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Platform cairn on Goonzion Downs stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.