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Submitted by theCaptain on Friday, 26 October 2012 Page Views: 2023

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Leskernick cairn
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Launceston Nearest Village: Altarnun
Map Ref: SX18687982
Latitude: 50.589881N Longitude: 4.56296W
Condition:

5	Perfect
4	Almost Perfect
3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0	No data.
-1	Completely destroyed

3 Ambience:

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4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

3 Access:

5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0	No data.

2 Accuracy:

5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4	co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

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**Leskernick cairn** submitted by theCaptain : Looking westwards towards the cairn from the tin worked stream. A couple of stones from the stone row can be seen (Vote or comment on this photo)

Fairly large and prominent cairn, situated on the saddle of land between the two Leskernick stone circles, and below the large settlement on Leskernick Hill.

There is some debate as to whether this is a large ancient cairn or more modern mining remains. From what I saw, I think it must be remnants of a cairn rather than mining remains, but cannot be certain.
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36m ESE 122° Leskernick* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX18717980)
141m NW 313° Leskernick NW* Stone Circle (SX18587992)
181m ENE 67° Leskernick Hill Row* Stone Row / Alignment (SX1884979885)
228m SE 140° Leskernick SE* Stone Circle (SX18827964)
375m WNW 297° Leskernick Hill Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX18358000)
379m W 270° Leskernick cist* Cist (SX18307983)
488m NW 307° Leskernick 2* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SX1829880125)
553m NW 312° Leskernick Quoit* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SX1827980202)
640m NW 324° Leskernick Hill cairn* Cairn (SX18328035)
945m SSE 168° Trezelland stone setting* Standing Stones (SX18857889)
1.0km NNE 27° Westmoor Cairns* Cairn (SX19178070)
1.0km ESE 109° The Beacon Cist* Cist (SX19667944)
1.1km ESE 117° The Beacon Cairns* Cairn (SX19677928)
1.2km SE 130° Elephant Rock* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SX19557905)
1.7km NE 41° West Moor Possible Menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX1987081077)
1.8km ENE 58° Westmoorgate circle* Stone Circle (SX20258073)
1.8km NE 54° Westmoorgate cairn* Cairn (SX2020680866)
1.9km SW 227° Catshole Quoit* Chambered Tomb (SX17227856)
2.1km SW 222° Catshole Downs long cairn* Chambered Cairn (SX172783)
2.2km SSW 194° Tolborough Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX1807877741)
2.2km NW 325° Buttern Hill Cairns* Cairn (SX17478167)
2.3km SSW 210° Tolborough Tor Cairn* Cairn (SX175779)
2.3km SSW 208° Tolborough Tor stone row* Stone Row / Alignment (SX17547787)
2.3km N 3° Bray Down Cairns* Cairn (SX18908216)
2.5km NW 315° Buttern Hill row* Stone Row / Alignment (SX1695681658)
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