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| HER Number: | 3196 |
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| Name: | LESKERNICK - Neolithic stone circle, Bronze Age stone circle |
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Summary
A stone circle situated on a slight east facing slope in open, boulder covered moorland was discovered in 1983 at this location.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Cornwall PROJECT ID: BM
- OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SX17NE 77
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 3196
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s):
Full description
A stone circle situated on a slight east facing slope in open, boulder covered moorland at 290m above od. Discovered by Herring in 1983 (h1) and surveyed by RCHM in the 1980s from the air (h2, b1) and in 1985 on the ground (h3). The probable remains of a stone circle, comprising three upright stones and one massive 4.2m long recumbent slab. The surrounding ground surface is disturbed and a layer of peat has been cut away, exposing the tops of many stones in the subsurface peat layer, some of which together with a few earthfast slabs and the upright stones, form a crude circle. Clearly some of the stones are part of the light clitter spread which covers the hillslope (h3).
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Site history:
1: 1983. HERRING, PC / CAU
3: 1985. FLETCHER, MJ / RCHM
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<1> RCHM, 1980s, 1:2500 Air Photo Transcript, SX 1879 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4238.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO4238 - Bibliographic reference: RCHM. 1980s. 1:2500 Air Photo Transcript. SX 1879. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- ECO2284 - Lesser Known Stone Circles in Cornwall
Related records: none recorded
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