| Summary : The remains of a cist and cairn above Deadmans Bottom. The latter consists of a stony mound, c 6.1m in diameter and c 0.5m high, contained by granite slabs some upright some fallen. The southern quadrant of the cairn has been disturbed. The remains of a very fine cist, box dimensions c. 0.8 x 0.7m internally, survives at its centre. The cist consists of edge-set slabs, the end-slab c 0.6m high and the two side-slabs c 0.7m high; the 2nd end-slab is missing and may be the large slab nearby. The cover-stone is missing but may be the large slab which lies to the south. The Bronze Age monument, recorded by previous authorities, is visible as a structure and earthwork on Environment Agency 1m Lidar data flown in 2019 and 2021 Historic England orthomosaic aerial photography. It was mapped from aerial sources in 2023 during the Historic England Dartmoor-Plym project.
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| More information : (SX 60806688) Cist (NR) (1)
Southernmost of two adjoining cists (See SX 66 NW 39 for northerly
cist) at Deadman's Bottom, Langcombe. Only three sides of the
cist are still standing and these are partly above ground. The
remains of a barrow are still visible and the cist is surrounded
by a stone circle having a diameter of 16 feet; the eastern side
of the circle is still perfect. Length of cist, 2 feet 4 inches;
length at floor level 4 feet 2 inches; width, south end 2
feet 6 inches; width, north end, 2 feet 3 1/2 inches; depth to
floor, 2 feet 10 inches. Cover stone, 6 feet by 4 feet 9 inches.
Excavations revealed fragments of a Beaker, Group E, now lost (3),
and three barbed and tanged flint arrow heads, in perfect condition
and of fine workmanship were found at the extreme western end of
the cist. The two cists together with the nearby hut circles
(SX 66 NW 40) would appear to be connected. (2-3)
A cairn 7.0m in diameter and 0.3m in height with, around the
north east half, ten contiguous stones up to 0.6m high. Centrally
placed within the cairn is a cist 0.7m by 0.6m internally and 0.6m
deep, now consisting of one side stone and two end stones, as in
Worth's plan.
Immediately to the west is an elongated stone which may be
a dislodged side stone. To the south east is a slab 1.5m by 1.8m
which would seem to have been the capstone.
Surveyed at 1:10000 on PFD. (4)
A Bronze Age ring cairn which measures 7 metres in diameter and 0.3 metres in height. Centrally placed within the cairn is a cist 0.7 metres by 0.6 metres internally and 0.6 metres deep. Immediately to the west is an elongated stone which may be a dislodged side stone and to the south east of the cairn is a stone slab measuring 1.5 metres by 1.8 metres which could be the capstone. Excavations revealed fragments of a Beaker, now lost, and three barbed and tanged arrow heads. Scheduled. (5)
Described by Butler (6)
SX60796688 The remains of a cist and cairn above Deadmans Bottom. The latter consists of a stony mound, c 6.1m in diameter and c 0.5m high, contained by granite slabs some upright some fallen. The southern quadrant of the cairn has been disturbed. The remains of a very fine cist, box dimensions c. 0.8 x 0.7m internally, survives at its centre. The cist consists of edge-set slabs, the end-slab c 0.6m high and the two side-slabs c 0.7m high; the 2nd end-slab is missing and may be the large slab nearby. The cover-stone is missing but may be the large slab which lies to the south. (7)
The Bronze Age monument, recorded by previous authorities, is visible as a structure and earthwork on Environment Agency 1m Lidar data flown in 2019 and 2021 Historic England orthomosaic aerial photography. It was mapped from aerial sources in 2023 during the Historic England Dartmoor-Plym project. The cist box and large stones within the earthwork round cairn could be mapped from the aerial sources. This and an adjacent cairn to the north-west are flanked by hut circles, incorporated into the northern arc of a Bronze Age enclosure (NRHE 441676). Scheduled monument NHLE 1016145. (8-9)
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