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

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

England
List entry 1464798
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1464798
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
21.25 hectares
Grid reference
SX1827980091
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Leskernick Hill is a Bronze Age upland settlement complex located on the south and western slopes of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. The site comprises two distinct settlement areas with associated field enclosures, interpreted as organised pastoral and agricultural communities dating to the later Bronze Age. The monument also includes small cairns, a cist and a propped stone, features typical of Bronze Age ritual or burial practice on Cornish moorland. The settlement's preservation within the moorland landscape provides significant evidence for Bronze Age land use and social organisation in south-western Britain.

Two Bronze Age settlements, associated field enclosures, small cairns, a cist and a propped stone on the south and western slopes of Leskernick Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1464798. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Two Bronze Age settlements, associated field enclosures, small cairns, a cist and a propped stone on the south and western slopes of Leskernick Hill?

Leskernick Hill is a Bronze Age upland settlement complex located on the south and western slopes of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1464798.

Who is responsible for protecting Two Bronze Age settlements, associated field enclosures, small cairns, a cist and a propped stone on the south and western slopes of Leskernick Hill?

Two Bronze Age settlements, associated field enclosures, small cairns, a cist and a propped stone on the south and western slopes 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 1464798.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two Bronze Age settlements, associated field enclosures, small cairns, a cist and a propped stone on the south and western slopes of Leskernick Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deserted medieval settlement and part of its associated field system on Redhill Downs (9.7 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 (9.9 km), Round cairn on Draynes Common, 950m south-west of Lamelgate Farm (10.1 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two Bronze Age settlements, associated field enclosures, small cairns, a cist and a propped stone on the south and western slopes of Leskernick Hill

Two Bronze Age settlements, associated field enclosures, small cairns, a cist and a propped stone on the south and western slopes of Leskernick Hill stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

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

Battle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~10.6 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~12.6 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 1644Battle (1644) · ~15.9 milesBattle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~17 miles