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Platform cairn on Priddacombe Downs is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cornwall. The site consists of a raised platform structure characteristic of cairn construction from the second and early first millennia BCE. Such platform cairns typically served as focal points for communal or high-status burial practices within Bronze Age societies. The monument remains a significant archaeological record of funerary and ceremonial activity in prehistoric Cornwall, contributing to understanding of settlement patterns and social organisation during this formative period.
Platform cairn on Priddacombe Downs is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015214. View the official record →
Platform cairn on Priddacombe Downs is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015214.
Platform cairn on Priddacombe 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 1015214.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Treslea Cross, 750m ENE of Cardinham Church (8.9 km), Treslea Downs Cross 300m west of Mount (9.3 km), Early Christian memorial stone and wayside cross in Cardinham churchyard, 10m east of the church (9.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Platform cairn on Priddacombe Downs'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 on Priddacombe Downs stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.