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Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 65m SSW of Porth Askin

England
List entry 1009265
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009265
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
SV 88159 07272
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 65m SSW of Porth Askin is a Bronze Age burial monument situated on the Isles of Scilly. The cairn consists of a platform of stones with a central burial chamber, characteristic of the local funerary tradition of the Bronze Age period. Such monuments are significant to understanding prehistoric settlement and mortuary practice in the southwestern archipelago, where they represent substantial communal or high-status interment sites. The structure survives as an important archaeological resource for the study of Bronze Age religious and social organisation in the Isles of Scilly.

Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 65m SSW of Porth Askin is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009265. View the official record →

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What is Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 65m SSW of Porth Askin?

Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 65m SSW of Porth Askin is a Bronze Age burial monument situated on the Isles of Scilly. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009265.

Who is responsible for protecting Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 65m SSW of Porth Askin?

Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 65m SSW 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 1009265.

What other scheduled monuments are near Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 65m SSW of Porth Askin?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn on Wingletang Down, 50m south west of Porth Askin (0 km), Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 60m south of Porth Askin (0 km), Prehistoric kerbed boulder 172m north west of Horse Point, St Agnes (0 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round cairn on Wingletang Down, 50m south west of Porth Askin
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Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 60m south of Porth Askin
0 km
Prehistoric kerbed boulder 172m north west of Horse Point, St Agnes
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Kerbed platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 160m north west of Horse Point
0.1 km
Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 30m south east of Porth Askin
0.1 km
Two 19th century gig-sheds ENE of Porth Askin
0.2 km
Nineteenth century gig-shed north east of Porth Askin
0.2 km
Kerbed platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 160m north east of Horse Point
0.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 65m SSW of Porth Askin

Platform cairn on Wingletang Down, 65m SSW of Porth Askin stands on Ordovician granite, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is granite group.

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