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Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 60m south of Porth Askin, is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on the Isles of Scilly. The structure comprises a circular platform of stone, characteristic of cairn construction from the Bronze Age period, when such monuments served as burial places or ceremonial sites for the local population. The cairn's location on Wingletang Down places it within the rich archaeological landscape of the islands, where numerous prehistoric monuments survive. The monument remains designated for its archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practice in the southwestern maritime zone of Britain.
Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 60m south of Porth Askin is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009266. View the official record →
Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 60m south of Porth Askin, is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on the Isles of Scilly. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009266.
Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 60m south of Porth Askin 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 1009266.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 65m SSW of Porth Askin (0 km), Prehistoric kerbed boulder 172m north west of Horse Point, St Agnes (0 km), Round cairn on Wingletang Down, 50m south west of Porth Askin (0.1 km).
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