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| HER Number: | 3504.10 |
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| Name: | LESKERNICK HILL - Post Medieval shelter |
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Summary
A small stone shelter occupies part of the top of a Bronze Age cairn. It was constructed presumably using stone robbed from the cairn.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Cornwall PROJECT ID: BM
- OS No. (OS Quarter-sheet and OS No.): SX18SE 8
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 3504.10
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
- SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SX18SE 49
Monument Type(s):
- SHELTER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
A small stone shelter occupies part of the top of a Bronze Age cairn (3504). It was surveyed in 1976 by OS (h1), and resurveyed by RCHM from the air and on the ground in 1980's (h2, h3, b1). The shelter, 3.5m across and 0.7m high has been constructed on the NE quadrant of the cairn, presumably using stone robbed from the cairn (h3).
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Site history:
1: 1976. FLETCHER, MJ / OS
3: 1984. QUINNELL, N / RCHM
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<1> RCHM, 1980s, 1:2500 Air Photo Transcript, SX 1880 (Bibliographic reference). SCO4238.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO4238 - Bibliographic reference: RCHM. 1980s. 1:2500 Air Photo Transcript. SX 1880. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records
| 3504 | Part of: LESKERNICK HILL - Bronze Age cairn (Monument) |
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