Summary : The remains of a Bronze Age cairn with cist. The cairn is 3.4m in diameter and 0.6m high. The cist, aligned north-west to south-east is 1.3m by 0.6m and 0.4m deep. The irregular coverstone measures 1.5m x 1.1m. The Bronze Age cairn and cist, recorded by previous authorities, are visible as a structure and earthwork on 2021 Historic England orthomosaic aerial photography and visualisations of a Digital Elevation Model derived from the orthomosaic. The site was mapped from aerial sources in 2023 during the Historic England Dartmoor-Plym project.
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More information : (SX 5970 6570) Cists (NR) (one of a group of five
cists). (1)
A cist consisting of two sidestones, one of which has fallen
outwards, and a coverstone. (Plan). (2)
On a north-west facing hillslope at approximately 409.0m OD is the
remains of a cairn with cist. The cairn is 3.4m in diameter and
0.6m high. The cist, aligned north-west to south-east is 1.3m by
0.6m and 0.4m deep. The irregular coverstone measures 1.5m x 1.1m.
Revised at 1:10 000 on PFD. (3)
The remains of a Bronze Age cairn with cist. The cairn is 3.4m in diameter and 0.6m high. The cist, aligned north-west to south-east is 1.3m by 0.6m and 0.4m deep. The irregular coverstone measures 1.5m x 1.1m. Scheduled. (4)
The remains of the cist are set in an amorphous cairn some 3.5m in diameter. The dimensions of the cist and its coverstone - which leans against one of the fallen side slabs - are as described.
The monument lies on the edge of a clitter spread. (5)
The Bronze Age cairn and cist, recorded by previous authorities, are visible as a structure and earthwork on 2021 Historic England orthomosaic aerial photography and visualisations of a Digital Elevation Model derived from the orthomosaic. The site was mapped from aerial sources in 2023 during the Historic England Dartmoor-Plym project. It is centred on SX 59700 65701. The cairn mound measures approximately 3.8m in diameter. Scheduled monument NHLE 1012172. (6-7)
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