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
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Leskernick Hill is a Bronze Age landscape containing two settlements, associated field enclosures, small cairns, a cist and a propped stone distributed across its south and western slopes. The settlements and their surrounding features date to the Bronze Age and represent a significant example of prehistoric settlement organisation and land use on Bodmin Moor. The remains include clearance cairns and fragmentary field boundaries that indicate the extent of Bronze Age cultivation and habitation in this upland terrain. The site provides archaeological evidence of the way Bronze Age communities structured their settlements and managed the landscape around them during the second millennium before Christ.

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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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 landscape containing two settlements, associated field enclosures, small cairns, a cist and a propped stone distributed across its south and western slopes. 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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