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Platform cairn with outer bank 825m NNW of Higher Draynes Farm is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Cornwall. The structure consists of a raised platform cairn surrounded by an outer bank, a configuration characteristic of prehistoric funerary sites in south-west England. The monument's precise dating and constructional sequence remain subjects of archaeological study, though its form and location are consistent with ceremonial or sepulchral purposes typical of the Neolithic to Bronze Age transition period. Like many Cornish cairns, the site contributes to the archaeological record of early prehistoric settlement and ritual activity in the region.
Platform cairn with outer bank 825m NNW of Higher Draynes Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007762. View the official record →
Platform cairn with outer bank 825m NNW of Higher Draynes Farm is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007762.
Platform cairn with outer bank 825m NNW of Higher Draynes 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 1007762.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside cross at Polmenna, 730m north east of Ley Green Farm (4.6 km), Tredinnick Cross, 450m east of Great Tredinnick (6.1 km), Bosent Cross, 325m ENE of South Bosent Farm (6.5 km).
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