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| HER Number: | 3158.35 |
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| Name: | LESKERNICK HILL - Prehistoric hut circle |
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Summary
A probable hut circle 6.0m in diameter on the SW slope of Leskernick Hill.
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
- OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SX18SE 21(34)
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 3158.35
- 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 (h2) and plotted at 1:2500 by RCHM (h3, b1). A 6.0m diameter level stance built up on the downhill side by an arc of upright slabs and boulders 0.6m wide and 0.5m high. A probable hut site (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> RCHM, 1980s, 1:2500 Air Photo Transcript, SX 1879, 1880 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4238.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO4238 - Bibliographic reference: RCHM. 1980s. 1:2500 Air Photo Transcript. SX 1879, 1880. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records
| 3158 | Part of: LESKERNICK HILL - Bronze Age hut circle settlement, Bronze Age hut circle, Bronze Age field system (Monument) |
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