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The Round Cairn on the summit of Leskernick Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument situated on the high moorland of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. The cairn comprises a circular stone mound constructed as a funerary monument, typical of Bronze Age burial practice in south-west England, and would have originally stood considerably higher than its present-day remains. Its hilltop location, commanding views across the surrounding moorland landscape, reflects the deliberate siting of such monuments in prominent positions during the second millennium BC. The cairn forms part of the significant prehistoric landscape of Bodmin Moor, where numerous Bronze Age funerary and ceremonial monuments survive.
Round (or petal) cairn on the summit of Leskernick Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1461040. View the official record →
The Round Cairn on the summit of Leskernick Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument situated on the high moorland of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1461040.
Round (or petal) cairn on the summit of Leskernick Hill 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 1461040.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval transhumance hut on Draynes Common, 500m south-west of Westerlake Farm (9.4 km), Deserted medieval settlement and part of its associated field system on Redhill Downs (10 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 (10.1 km).
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