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HER Number:3158.19
Name:LESKERNICK HILL - Prehistoric hut circle

Summary

A U-shaped enclosure 2.8m by 2.0m on the SW slope of Leskernick Hill.

Grid Reference:SX 1804 8008
Parish:Altarnun, North Cornwall, Cornwall
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Protected Status

  • Scheduled Monument: Two Bronze Age settlements, associated field enclosures, small cairns, a cist and a propped stone on the south and western slopes of Leskernick Hill

Other References/Statuses

  • Cornwall PROJECT ID: BM
  • OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SX18SE 21(19)
  • Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 3158.19
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)
  • SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SX18SE 66

Monument Type(s):

Full description

Hut first shown on 1962 OS map. Surveyed by Fletcher in 1973 (h1) and from OS air photos. Re-surveyed by Quinnell in 1976 (h2) and plotted at 1:2500 by RCHM (h3, b1). A U-shaped enclosure built against the main enclosure wall measures 2.8m by 2.0m internally. It has a 0.7m wide, 0.3m high turf covered stony bank (h2). One of at least forty-four well preserved hut circles on the southern side of Leskernick Hill.

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Site history:
1: 1973. FLETCHER, MJ / OS
2: 1976. QUINNELL, NV / OS
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<1> Ordnance Survey, 1970s, 1:10,000 OS Map (Cartographic materials). SCO4045.

<2> RCHM, 1980s, 1:2500 Air Photo Transcript, SX 1879, 1880 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4238.

Sources / Further Reading

[1]SCO4045 - Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey. 1970s. 1:10,000 OS Map.
[2]SCO4238 - Bibliographic reference: RCHM. 1980s. 1:2500 Air Photo Transcript. SX 1879, 1880.

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Related records

3158Part of: LESKERNICK HILL - Bronze Age hut circle settlement, Bronze Age hut circle, Bronze Age field system (Monument)