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Three platform cairns 320m south-east of Moorgate is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Cornwall. The site comprises three distinct platform cairns, a form of burial structure characteristic of the Bronze Age period in south-western Britain. Platform cairns represent a regional variant of cairn construction, typically featuring a flattened or levelled base and were used for the interment of the dead, often with accompanying grave goods. The monument's survival and scheduled protection reflect its archaeological importance as evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in Cornwall.
Three platform cairns 320m south-east of Moorgate is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004416. View the official record →
Three platform cairns 320m south-east of Moorgate is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004416.
Three platform cairns 320m south-east of Moorgate 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 1004416.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval wayside cross at Blisland (9 km), St Protus's Cross, 330m east of Blisland church (9 km), Barrow group on Greenbarrow Downs (9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Three platform cairns 320m south-east of Moorgate's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Three platform cairns 320m south-east of Moorgate stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.