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Prehistoric platform cairn on Caradon Hill, 550m north west of Heather House is a Bronze Age burial monument located on the high moorland of eastern Cornwall. The site consists of a stone cairn constructed upon an artificially levelled platform, a characteristic feature of Bronze Age funerary practice in the South West. The monument sits within a landscape rich in prehistoric remains, reflecting the significant use of Caradon Hill as a burial and ritual centre during the Bronze Age period. Such platform cairns represent an important class of monumental architecture from this period, demonstrating the labour investment and social organisation of Bronze Age communities in Devon and Cornwall.
Prehistoric platform cairn on Caradon Hill, 550m north west of Heather House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020941. View the official record →
Prehistoric platform cairn on Caradon Hill, 550m north west of Heather House is a Bronze Age burial monument located on the high moorland of eastern Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020941.
Prehistoric platform cairn on Caradon Hill, 550m north west of Heather House 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 1020941.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Cleer's Well and cross (3.1 km), Medieval churchyard cross in St Cleer churchyard (3.3 km), The Doniert Stone, accompanying cross shaft and underground chamber 650m SW of Common Moor (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Prehistoric platform cairn on Caradon Hill, 550m north west of Heather House's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Prehistoric platform cairn on Caradon Hill, 550m north west of Heather House stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.