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Leskernick south stone circle is a Bronze Age monument located on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. The circle comprises a ring of standing stones typical of ceremonial or ritual sites erected during the Bronze Age period. Like other comparable stone circles on Bodmin Moor, it reflects the monumental building practices of Bronze Age communities in southwest England. The site remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric ritual and social organisation in the region.
Leskernick south stone circle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1459490. View the official record →
Leskernick south stone circle is a Bronze Age monument located on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1459490.
Leskernick south stone circle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1459490.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deserted medieval settlement and part of its associated field system on Redhill Downs (9.1 km), Round cairn on Draynes Common, 950m south-west of Lamelgate Farm (9.5 km), Two round cairns, three enclosed and two open stone hut circle settlements, a rectangular enclosure and a medieval longhouse to the south of Carburrow Tor (9.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Leskernick south stone circle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Leskernick south stone circle stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.