St Stephen’s Beacon, St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall: Report on Geophysical Surveys, March 2023
Author(s): Megan Clements, Neil Linford, Andy Payne
An Earth Resistance and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey was conducted at St Stephen’s Beacon in the parish of St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall as part of wider ongoing works to remove the beacon from the Heritage at Risk (HAR) register. The Earth Resistance survey (0.53ha) identified the main beacon as well as internal areas of high and low resistance. Possible clay extraction pits have been detected and the impact of modern bonfires are evident in the data. Additional anomalies of a possible archaeological or natural origin have also been identified. The vehicle towed GPR survey (2.35ha) responded to modern surface features, such as foot paths across the site, and the underlying geology.
- Report Number:
- 32/2023
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 25
- Keywords:
- Bronze Age Earth Resistance Geophysical Survey Ground Penetrating Radar
