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HER Number: | 3537 |
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Name: | BUTTERN HILL - Neolithic/Bronze Age stone alignment |
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Summary
A 21-stone row which lies to the west of Leskernick Hill and is oriented ENE-WSW; the propped stone on Leskernick Hill comes into view suddenly from the south terminal stone.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Cornwall PROJECT ID: BM
- OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SX18SE 44
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 3537
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s):
Full description
The remains of a stone row 77m long; the average height of each stone is roughly 0.45m The row orientates NNE-SSW and runs from the valley floor, diagonally up a gentle slope towards higher ground (1). As the row is walked from north to south Brown Willy disappears from view and at the south terminus the propped stone on the western slope of Leskernick Hill pops into view on the horizon (2).
<1> Payne, R & Lewsey, R, 1999, The Romance of the Stones: Cornwall's Pagan Past, 220 (Bibliographic reference). SCO25376.
<2> STRAFFON, C, 1984-, Meyn Mamvro: ancient stones and sacred sites in Cornwall, No. 80, Winter/Spring 2013 (Article in Serial). SCO8547.
Sources / Further Reading
[1] | SCO25376 - Bibliographic reference: Payne, R & Lewsey, R. 1999. The Romance of the Stones: Cornwall's Pagan Past. 220. |
[2] | SCO8547 - Article in Serial: STRAFFON, C. 1984-. Meyn Mamvro: ancient stones and sacred sites in Cornwall. 6. No. 80, Winter/Spring 2013. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records: none recorded
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