Guide to Dartmoor Cists
This listing started with the list compiled by C.E.B. Dixon when he took over writing the Barrow Committee reports following the death of R.H. Worth in 1950. It was an attempt to collate the cists listed in all the previous Barrow Committee reports largely compiled by Richard Hansford Worth and others from the Dartmoor Exploration Committee with the addition of a few that had been discovered subsequently. There were 102 cists listed in the 70th Barrow Committee report with cists numbered 103 and 106-109 added in the 72nd and 73rd reports. The original list included Corringdon Ball (26) and Cuckoo Ball (29) which are more properly classified as chambered tombs. The Dixon list was extended to 130 entries by Grinsell in his 1978 Dartmoor Barrows survey (filling the inexplicably skipped numbers 104 & 105 in the process). A number of cists discovered in more recent decades have been added including those listed by Turner in 1990 and a few taken from Butler (1991-7). The Dixon number for records after 130 merely represents the order they have been added to the database.
In total there are over 150 entries in the Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks database which covers all of the known visible cists on Dartmoor with the exception of a few that are very fragmentary. Butler lists 187 cists including the sites of cists that have been removed (Butler Vol. 5 Appendix 5. pp.279-280) and a very comprehensive listing of over 200 cists, or possible cists, can be found on Prehistoric Monuments of Dartmoor. Butler points out that cists are widespread and unknown examples were discovered in 12% of the cairns excavated by the Dartmoor Exploration committee which suggests potentially 100 or more cists remain concealed.
A table of these cists without photos and additional notes is available: Table of Dartmoor Cists
Bibliography & references
Butler, Jeremy, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities, vol.1: The East, (1991)
Butler, Jeremy, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities, vol.2: The North,(1991)
Butler, Jeremy, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities, vol.3: The South-West, (1994)
Butler, Jeremy, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities, vol.4: The South-East, (1993)
Butler, Jeremy, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Vol. 5. - The Second Millennium B.C. (Devon Books, 1997)
Dixon, C.E.B., Seventieth Report on Barrows, T.D.A. Vol. 84 pp.249-253 (1952)
Dixon, C.E.B., Seventy-second Report on Barrows, T.D.A. Vol. 88 pp.222-224 (1956)
Dixon, C.E.B., Seventy-third Report on Barrows, T.D.A. Vol. 90 pp.230-233 (1958)
Grinsell, L.V., Dartmoor Barrows, Devon Archaeological Society Proceedings No. 36 (1978)
Newman, Phil The Field Archaeology of Dartmoor (English Heritage, 2011)
Pettit, Paul. Prehistoric Dartmoor (David & Charles, 1974)
Turner, J.R., Ring Cairns, stone circles and related monuments on Dartmoor, D.A.S.P. No. 48 pp. 27-86 (1990)
Worth, R.H. Worth's Dartmoor (David & Charles, 1971)
Worth, R.H., Nineteenth Report of the Barrow Committee, T.D.A. Vol. 32 pp.46-54 (1900)
External Links & Resources
The NMRs can be searched on the English Heritage Pastscape website. The simplest method is to use a location search and reduce the range to 250m to narrow the results (increase to 500m if site not found). The Megalithic Portal is another great resource for looking up sites. A detailed listing of over 200 cists can be found on the Prehistoric Monuments of Dartmoor website.
Pastscape: National Monuments Records
Prehistoric Monuments of Dartmoor: A List of Dartmoor Cists
Megalithic Portal: Search Page
Legendary Dartmoor: Dartmoor Kistvaens
Listing of some of the Dartmoor Cists
About the Database Listings
Details of archaeological sites used to be kept in the Sites and Monuments Records (SMRs). These are now held in National Monument Records (NMRs) maintained by English Heritage although these in turn are being merged into Historic Environment Records (HERs). The NMRs contains details of the site and will often include field notes, a limited bibliography and other useful information. Another rich source of such information is Bill Radcliffe's Prehistoric Monuments of Dartmoor (PMD) website. The records below were compiled independently from books and journals and then matched to the NMR records and then cross-referenced with any corresponding PMD records to ensure accuracy. Each record has a link to corresponding NMR and PMD records, a link to the location on the Ordnance Survey map, a photo (if available) and a link to relevant coverage on Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks and a link giving a listing of nearby sites. The HER records are not included as they do not yet have much information but they can be looked up via the PMD records. The author would like to thank Bill Radcliffe for the helpful correspondence whilst checking records. See also: Database and Web Search Tools
Default listing is by Dixon list, click here to order instead by: Site Name, OS, Dixon Number
1. Wigford Down Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX54426442
NMR record: SX 56 SW 10
PMD: Wigford Down S
Notes: Dixon #1. Turner E6. Bar Rep. 19. Butler Wigford Down 1 - Vol. 3. Map 48.1 (diagram p.80). Grinsell MEAVY 7
Nearby sites: SX54426442
2. Gutter Tor No.1 Cist
OS Map: SX57616682
NMR record: SX 56 NE 56
PMD: Gutter Tor summit
Notes: Dixon #2. Bar Rep. 19. Butler Gutter Tor 2 - Vol. 3. Map 49.5 (diagram p.118 "Summit cist"). Grinsell SHEEPSTOR 15. Excavated by Worth in 1900. "situated on the flat top of Gutter Tor at about 345m OD just on the north side of the crest of the hill. Two end stones and a side stone remain upright".
Nearby sites: SX57616682
3. Lee Moor (Willings Walls) Cist
OS Map: SX58286534
NMR record: SX 56 NE 76
PMD: Willings Walls Warren
Notes: Dixon #3. Bar Rep. 19. Butler Willings Walls 3 (Cairn & Cist 3) - Vol. 3. Map 51.6 (diagram p.166). Grinsell SHAUGH PRIOR 24. "A cairn immediately adjacent to and west of Willings Walls Reave. The cairn mound measures 9 metres in diameter and up to 0.5 metres high. It contains a central cist with one end slab and two side slabs in place."
Nearby sites: SX58286534
4. Drizzlecombe, South Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Drizzlecombe Ceremonial Complex (Photos 1)
OS Map: SX59036671
NMR record: SX 56 NE 48
PMD: Drizzlecombe SW
Notes: Dixon #4. Bar Rep. 19. Butler Drizzlecombe - Vol. 3. Map 49.19.22 (pp.135-142, general plan of Drizzlecombe complex p.135, diagram p.141 Cist 22). Grinsell SHEEPSTOR 34.
Nearby sites: SX59036671
5. Drizzlecombe, North Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Drizzlecombe Ceremonial Complex (Photos 1)
OS Map: SX59156721
NMR record: SX 56 NE 23
PMD: Drizzlecombe N 13
Notes: Dixon #5. Bar Rep. 19. Butler Drizzlecombe - Vol. 3. Map 49.19.13 (pp.135-142, general plan of Drizzlecombe complex p.135, diagram p.140 Cairn 13). Grinsell SHEEPSTOR 25.
Nearby sites: SX59156721
6. Plym Steps Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
OS Map: SX60426710
NMR record: SX 66 NW 42
PMD: Langcombe Brook 8
Notes: Central cist. Dixon #6. Turner D22. Bar Rep. 19. Butler Langcombe Brook 8 (Cairn 8)- Vol. 3. Map 50.3 (pp.148-54 general plan of Langcombe Brook cairns p.151, diagram of Langcombe cists p.153). Grinsell SHAUGH PRIOR 4.
Nearby sites: SX60426710
7. Deadman's Bottom, South Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
OS Map: SX60806688
NMR record: SX 66 NW 45
PMD: Deadmans Bottom N 2
Notes: Dixon #7. Turner D12. Bar Rep. 19. Butler Langcombe Brook 1 (Cist 1) Vol. 3. Map 50.3 (pp.148-54 general plan of Langcombe Brook cairns p.151, diagram of Deadmans Bottom cists p.149). Grinsell SHAUGH PRIOR 8. "Cairn 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." One side slab and the cover-stone of the cist are missing although both could be slabs nearby. The cover-stone may be the large slab which lies to the south.
Nearby sites: SX60806688
8. Deadman's Bottom, North Cist
OS Map: SX60786689
NMR record: SX 66 NW 39
PMD: Deadmans Bottom N 1
Notes: Dixon #8. Bar Rep. 19. Butler Langcombe Brook 2 (Cist 2) - Vol. 3. Map 50.3 (pp.148-54 general plan of Langcombe Brook cairns p.151, diagram of Deadmans Bottom cists p.149). Grinsell SHAUGH PRIOR 7. "The remains of a cist lie on the northern slopes of Deadmans Bottom. The feature consists of a stone lined box, c.1m long and c. 0.4m wide, with a coverstone which has now slid to the north. The cist has collapsed in on itself. There is a turf covered stone spread to the south but little real evidence of an associated cairn."
Nearby sites: SX60786689
9. Calveslake Cist
OS Map: SX60886755
NMR record: SX 66 NW 12
PMD: Calveslake Tor
Notes: Dixon #9. Bar Rep. 19. Butler Calveslake Tor - Vol. 3. Map 50.4 (diagram p.154). Grinsell SHAUGH PRIOR 3. "A perfect, well constructed cist at Calveslake. Length, 3ft 7inches; width at north end,1ft 7 1/2 inches; at south end, 1ft 9inches, depth to floor, 2ft 7inches. An irregular shaped cover-stone overhangs the eastern end of the cist. The barrow in which the cist stands has a diameter of 18 feet."
Nearby sites: SX60886755
10. Legis Tor, West Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX57396548
NMR record: SX 56 NE 67
PMD: Legis Tor W
Notes: Dixon #10. Turner E43. Bar Rep. 20. Butler Legis Tor E. 2 - Vol. 3. Map 49.2 (diagram p.114). Grinsell SHEEPSTOR 22.
Nearby sites: SX57396548
11. Hentor (Shavercombe) Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX59366580
NMR record: SX 56 NE 100
PMD: Hen Tor Warren 2
Notes: Turner Shavercombe E48. Dixon Hentor.
Dixon #11. Bar Rep. 20. Butler Hen Tor Cairn 2 - Vol. 3. Map 49.22 (general plan of Hen Tor with diagram of cists pp.146-7). Grinsell SHAUGH PRIOR 26. "A cairn with circle and cist. The cairn is 5m in diameter and 0.4m high and contains at least six upright stones forming a circle that surrounds the centrally placed cist. The cist, in fair condition, is aligned north west/south east. A flat stone lying immediately south west of the cist may be the capstone."
Nearby sites: SX59366580
12. Hentor Warren (Shavercombe) Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX59636577
NMR record: SX 56 NE 104
PMD: Hen Tor Warren 4
Notes: Turner Hentor Warren E47. Dixon Shavercombe Cist. Dixon #12. Bar Rep. 20. Butler Hen Tor Cairn 4- Vol. 3. Map 49.22 (general plan of Hen Tor with diagram of cists pp.146-7). Grinsell SHAUGH PRIOR 29. "On the slope north of Hen Tor at 395.0m OD is the remains of a cairn with a cist. The cairn measures 5.6m in diameter and 0.6m in height with a few stones of a cairn circle 3.2m in diameter remaining on the west side. The cist is 1.2m by 0.4m and 0.5m deep with a coverstone 1.6m by 1.1m at its maximum."
Nearby sites: SX59636577
13. Great Gnat's Head Cist
OS Map: SX61176802
NMR record: SX 66 NW 3
PMD: Great Gnats Head
Notes: Dixon #13. Bar Rep. 20. Butler Great Gnat's Head 1 - Vol. 3. Map 50.5 (diagram p.155). Grinsell SHAUGH PRIOR 1. "Cist measures a maximum 1.0m long by 0.70m internally and 0.7m deep. Two side slabs and a fallen end slab are extant. There is no trace of a cover stone. "
Nearby sites: SX61176802
14. Grim's Grave Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
OS Map: SX61246641
NMR record: SX 66 NW 33
PMD: Grims Grave
Notes: Dixon #14. Turner D20. Bar Rep. 20. Butler Vol. 3. Map 50.3 Cairn 3 (pp.148-54 general plan of Langcombe Brook cairns p.151, diagram of Langcombe cists p.153, photo pp.94-96). Grinsell SHAUGH PRIOR 13. "A ring cairn set into the slope, c 4.5m in diameter, with a cist at its centre. The cairn consists of a stony, turf-covered mound contained by a ring of upright slabs, most leaning outwards, c 1m in height; the mound rises to c 0.4m at top of cist. The cist, box dimensions c 0.8m x 0.95m internally, is formed from edge-set slabs. One side slab is c 1.7m long, 0.9m wide and 0.2m thick. The monument survives in a very good condition though the cover-stone is missing - this is possibly the slab that now lies on the down-slope side."
Nearby sites: SX61246641
15. Roundy Park, Postbridge Cist
OS Map: SX63917967
NMR record: SX 67 NW 2
PMD: Roundy Park
Notes: Dixon #15. Bar Rep. 21. Butler Vol. 2. Map 27.4 (diagram of location p.41, diagram of site Vol. 5 p.22). Grinsell LYDFORD 40.
Nearby sites: SX63917967
16. Soussons Common Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Soussons Cairn Circle
OS Map: SX67517869
NMR record: SX 67 NE 6
PMD: Soussons Plantation
Notes: Dixon #16. Bar Rep. 23 Turner D2. Butler Soussons Plantation S - Vol. 2. Map 24.2.6 (diagrams pp. 18-20). See also HER record MDV6013. Grinsell MANATON 9. "A 28 feet diameter cairn circle with a central cist (plan). The tallest stone in the cairn circle is about 2 feet high. Excavated 1903; nothing found."
Nearby sites: SX67517869
17. Doe Tor Cist
OS Map: SX54388484
NMR record: SX 58 SW 1
PMD: Doe Tor
Notes: Dixon #17. Bar Rep. 24. Butler Doe Tor E - Vol. 2. Map 32.21 (diagram Vol. 5. p.198). Grinsell LYDFORD 12.
Nearby sites: SX54388484
18. Skir Hill (Henroost) Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
OS Map: SX65177075
NMR record: SX 67 SE 62
PMD: Skir Hill
Notes: Dixon #18. Turner D18. Bar Rep. 24. Butler Vol. 4. Map 61.8 (diagram p.203). Grinsell LYDFORD 102. "A Bronze Age cairn containing a cist located on the north east facing slope of Skir Hill 590 metres south of Skir Ford. The cairn survives as a 4.1 diameter ring of edge set slabs up to 0.5 metres high. The cist is situated slightly west of the cairns centre and survives as a 0.82 metres long by 0.52 metres wide and 0.82 metres deep stone lined pit."
Nearby sites: SX65177075
19. Fox Tor Newtake, North Cist
OS Map: SX62867116
NMR record: SX 67 SW 33
PMD: Ter Hill N
Notes: Dixon #19. Bar Rep. 24. Butler Ter Hill N.W. 1 - Vol. 4. Map 64.3 (diagram p. 219). Grinsell LYDFORD 97. "The cist is 0.6m deep and 1.2m long, the NW end is 0.4m wide and SE end 0.6m wide; the NW end-slab, said by Burnard (1905)to be wedged in the bottom cannot be seen. The coverstone, resting on the NE side, is 1.6m by 1.3m at its extremeties."
Nearby sites: SX62867116
20. Fox Tor Newtake, South Cist
OS Map: SX62867097
NMR record: SX 67 SW 32
PMD: Ter Hill S
Notes: Dixon #20. Bar Rep. 24. Butler Ter Hill N.W. 2 - Vol. 4. Map 64.3 (diagram p.219). Grinsell LYDFORD 98. "The turf-covered cairn is, at maximum, 3.9m in diameter and 0.3m in height. The cist, oriented NW/SE, is approximately 1.3m by 0.55m, and 0.75m deep, and now almost hidden by the SW side stone which has fallen inwards. The NE end stone is not evident but an 0.7m high upright granite post retains part of the mound on this NE side. There is no trace of the coverstone."
Nearby sites: SX62867097
21. Drizzlecombe Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Drizzlecombe Ceremonial Complex (Photos 1)
OS Map: SX59226747
NMR record: SX 56 NE 12
PMD: Drizzlecombe N
Notes: Dixon #21. Bar Rep. 26. Butler Vol. 3. Map 49.19.21 (pp.135-142, general plan of Drizzlecombe complex p.135, diagram p.141 Cist 21). Grinsell SHEEPSTOR 24.
Nearby sites: SX59226747
22. Royal Hill, South Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX62027208
NMR record: SX 67 SW 39
PMD: Royal Hill SE
Notes: Dixon #22. Turner E31. Bar Rep. 27. Butler Royal Hill E. 3 - Vol. 4. Map 65.5 (Cairn 3 - diagram p.233). Grinsell LYDFORD 88. "The cairn is 4.9m in diameter and 0.4m high with a flattish, platform, top. It is retained by a kerb of almost contiguous orthostats, the largest 1.1m long, 0.2m thick, and 0.6m high. A few are fallen or displaced. The central cist is oriented WNW to ESE, lacking both coverstone and N side slab. Internally it measures 1.35m by 0.75m by 0.55m deep."
Nearby sites: SX62027208
23. Royal Hill, Central Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX62087232
NMR record: SX 67 SW 34
PMD: Royal Hill E
Notes: Dixon #23. Bar Rep. 27. Butler Royal Hill E. 4 (Cairn 4 - diagram p.233) - Vol. 4. Map 65.5. Turner E21, listed as Royal Hill (N) [n.b. we have a south, central & north - N being a different cist]. Grinsell LYDFORD 89. "The cairn has an overall diameter of about 7.5m in diameter, and 0.6m high, with a flattish top. There are traces of an inner kerb 4.5m in diameter, and an outer one 5.7m across comprising boulders and slabs, the largest 1.5m long, 0.6m high, and 0.2m thick. The interior of the central cist is about 0.8m square with four stones up to 0.25m thick and 0.6m deep but the southern one overlaps the sides, is 1m long, and gives the cist its NW to SE alignment. This and the two end stones incline inwards; the northern one inclines slightly outwards. There is no cover stone."
Nearby sites: SX62087232
24. Royal Hill, North Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
OS Map: SX62117242
NMR record: SX 67 SW 35
PMD: Royal Hill NE
Notes: Dixon #24. Bar Rep. 27. Butler Royal Hill E. 5 (Cairn 5 - diagram p.233)- Vol. 4. Map 65.5. Turner D21. Central cist. Grinsell LYDFORD 90. "The circle is 3.1m in overall diameter, comprising nine contiguous thick slabs, up to 0.9m long and from 0.3m to 0.7m high... There is virtually no cairn material but the interior has been levelled up to a height of 0.1m on the E, downhill side. A central cist oriented WNW to ESE is represented by two side stones which protrude 0.15m above ground. They are 1.2m and 0.9m long and both about 0.2m thick and 0.4m deep. The longer, northern one leans inwards and touches the other at the W end; at the E the stones are 0.8m apart separated by two flat (packing ?) stones each about 0.35m across. An overgrown and embedded slab against the circle W if the cist may have been an end stone."
Nearby sites: SX62117242
25. Crock of Gold Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
OS Map: SX61287306
NMR record: SX 67 SW 38
PMD: The Crock of Gold
Notes: Dixon #25. Bar Rep. 27. Butler Vol. 4. Map 65.2 (diagram p.229). Turner D17. Grinsell LYDFORD 86. "The cairn, 7m in overall diameter and 0.3m high, has a flattish top with a retaining circle set 1m to 1.5m within the perimeter. This consists of six earthfast boulders, about 0.4m across and protruding a similar height above the cairn ... A central cist is oriented NW to SE. Internally it is 0.8m long, 0.4m wide at the NW end, 0.5m at the SE, and 0.7m deep. The side slabs are 1m long and respectively 0.15m and 0.25m thick; the end slabs, 0.5m long and 0.1m thick. The capstone, moved to the W, is 1.3m long, 1.1m wide and 0.15m thick and now rests against the kerb."
Nearby sites: SX61287306
26. Corringdon Ball Chambered Tomb
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Corringdon Ball Chambered Tomb & Stone Rows
OS Map: SX66946131
NMR record: SX 66 SE 45
PMD: Corringdon Ball Chambered Cairn
Notes: Grinsell SOUTH BRENT 1. "An earthen long barrow with a ruined stone chamber at the south east end. Early excavation and mutilation has resulted in two distinct mounds, the larger one at the south east end separated from the smaller by a path or trackway. The smaller mound appears to mark the limit of the barrow on the northwest; beyond this it merges into the natural hill-side. There are no side ditches but these may be obscured by soil washed down from the hill. The length is 42.0 m; the maximum width is 18.0m and the maximum height of 2.4m."
Nearby sites: SX66946131
27. Legis Lake Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX56596576
NMR record: SX 56 NE 62
PMD: Legis Lake
Notes: Dixon #27. Bar Rep. 29. Butler Ringmoor Down 2 - Vol. 3. Map 49.21 (diagram p.145). Turner E32. Grinsell SHEEPSTOR 20.
Nearby sites: SX56596576
28. Joan Ford's Newtake Embanked Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX63147215
NMR record: SX 67 SW 27
PMD: Joan Fords Newtake
Notes: Dixon #28. Bar Rep. 30. Butler Joan Ford's Newtake 1 - Vol. 4. Map 63.3 (diagram p.214). Turner B7. Grinsell LYDFORD 92. "A low kerb within the disturbed fringes of the mound is 8.7m in diameter with more or less continuous upright slabs and boulders 0.3m to 0.6m high. A dry stone newtake wall crosses the N side and overlies part of the kerb. A well-preserved cist, oriented NW-SE, is internally 1.0m long, 0.5m to 0.65m wide and up to 0.7m deep. The coverstone leans against the SE side of the cist and measures 1.35m by 1.0m by 0.2. "
Nearby sites: SX63147215
29. Cuckoo Ball Chambered Tomb
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Cuckoo Ball Chambered Tomb
OS Map: SX65965819
NMR record: SX 65 NE 34
PMD: Cuckoo Ball Chambered Cairn
Notes: Grinsell UGBOROUGH 1. "The remains of a long cairn and burial chamber on a hill-slope at Cuckoo Ball. The cairn, which was probably robbed for newtake walls to the west and north, is 23 metres long by 12 metres wide, aligned north/south, and is 0.7 metre high at the north. The burial chamber is at the north end."
Nearby sites: SX65965819
30. Blakey Tor (E) Cist
OS Map: SX61307355
NMR record: SX 67 SW 10
PMD: Blakey Tor E
Notes: Dixon #30. Bar Rep. 30. Butler Vol. 4. Map 65.4 (diagram p.232). Blakey Tor (Tor South of Blackabrook). Grinsell LYDFORD 85. "A reed-filled cist is set well into the cairn on a NNW-SSE axis. The intact chamber measures internally 0.95m long, a maximum 0.65m wide and 0.45m deep; the longest side slab is 1.4m by 0.3m by 0.45m and largest end slab 0.55m by 0.2m by 0.4m. The coverstone against the NW side of the cist is roughly oval in shape and measures 1.7m by 1.3m and a maximum 0.25m thick."
Nearby sites: SX61307355
31. Blackabrook, South Cist
OS Map: SX60527384
NMR record: SX 67 SW 18
PMD: Blackabrook
Notes: Dixon #31. Bar Rep. 31. Butler Round Hill S.E. 2. - Vol. 4. Map 65.3 (diagram of cists alongside the Blackbrook pp.230-1). Grinsell LYDFORD 80. "This cist with its displaced capstone lies on the edge of the river bank. Vestiges of the small surrounding cairn are now hidden under the turf. The chamber of the cist measures 1.25m by 0.55m and about 0.5m deep; the capstone is 1.5m long, 1.1m wide and 0.15m thick. The south stone has fallen outwards."
Nearby sites: SX60527384
32. Blackabrook, West Cist
OS Map: SX60517385
NMR record: SX 67 SW 18
PMD: Blackabrook W
Notes: Dixon #32. Bar Rep. 31. Butler Round Hill S.E. 1 - Vol. 4. Map 65.3 (diagram of cists alongside the Blackbrook pp.230-1). Grinsell LYDFORD 81. "The reed-filled cist is approximately 1.0m by 0.7m and about 0.2m deep. Peat has accumulated around the sides of the slabs but a few stones evident on the SW side may be part of a robbed cairn."
Nearby sites: SX60517385
33. Blackabrook, East Cist
OS Map: SX60527386
NMR record: SX 67 SW 18
PMD: Blackabrook E
Notes: Dixon #33. Bar Rep. 31. Butler Round Hill S.E. 3 - Vol. 4. Map 65.3 (diagram of cists alongside the Blackbrook pp.230-1). Grinsell LYDFORD 82. "A well defined cist which has two stones supporting the slabs in the SE corner. The chamber measures 0.95m by 0.85m and about 0.4m deep. A turf-covered stony spread around the cist may be part of a robbed cairn."
Nearby sites: SX60527386
34. Roundhill Cist
OS Map: SX60927416
NMR record: SX 67 SW 15
PMD: Roundhill SW 1
Notes: Dixon #34. Bar Rep. 31. Butler Round Hill S. 2. (Cist 1) - Vol. 4. Map 65.1 (p.227-9 general plan of diagram of Round Hill cairns p.228). Grinsell LYDFORD 76. "Small turf-covered cairn with an open cist in the centre. Diameter of cairn 4.0m. Height 0.5m. The cist is practically buried under the turf now. Internal dimensions 0.85m x 0.5m. The capstone is 1.1m x 0.8m rests on the north side of the cairn. Condition of cairn and cist - fairly good. Orientation of the long axis of the cist is WNW-ESE."
Nearby sites: SX60927416
35. Roundhill, East of Summit Cist
OS Map: SX61157440
NMR record: SX 67 SW 12
PMD: Round Hill E
Notes: Dixon #35. Bar Rep. 31. Butler Round Hill Summit 2 (Cist 2) - Vol. 4. Map 65.1 (p.227-9, diagram of Round Hill cairns p.228). Grinsell LYDFORD 79. "A well preserved cist, situated on a slight east-facing slope just off the crest of a rounded hilltop. It stands in isolation on a generally stone-free area of rough moorland pasture. The side slabs are each 1.2m long and up to 0.3m thick and the end slabs are 0.55m long, 0.15m wide and 0.4m long, 0.1m wide respectively. The coverstone is up to 1.6m long, 0.9m wide and 0.2m thick. There are no surface indications of either a cairn or mound around the cist."
Nearby sites: SX61157440
36. Roundhill, Near Summit Cist
OS Map: SX61047442
NMR record: SX 67 SW 3
PMD: Round Hill Summit W
Notes: Dixon #36. Bar Rep. 31. Butler Round Hill Summit 1 - Vol. 4. Map 65.1 (p.227-9, diagram of Round Hill cairns p.228). Grinsell LYDFORD 78.
Nearby sites: SX61047442
37. Lakehead Hill 8 Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Lakehead Hill
OS Map: SX64717717
NMR record: SX 67 NW 38
PMD: Lakehead Hill SE
Notes: Dixon #37. Bar Rep 33. Butler Lakehead Hill (Cairn 8) - Vol. 2. Map 27.19.8 (diagrams pp.48-52). Grinsell LYDFORD 58. Further coverage on Lakehead Hill page.
Nearby sites: SX64717717
38. Lower Piles Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Walk: The Neolithic tombs of Cuckoo Ball & Corringdon Ball
OS Map: SX64536025
NMR record: SX 66 SW 55
PMD: Lower Piles
Notes: Dixon #38. Bar Rep 36. Turner D13. Butler Piles Hill S.W. - Vol. 4. Map 53.11.15 (p.33 diagram of cist & plan of cairns on Piles Hill p.30). Grinsell HARFORD 8. "A cist with a retaining circle, diameter 14 to 15 feet, of which seven stones still remain, lies about 150 yds south of the south east angle of Lower Piles enclosure. The cist measures 3 feet 7 inches in length by 1 foot 4 inches wide at the south-eastern end and 2 feet wide at the north western. The present depth is from 2 feet 9 inches to 3 feet. The cover-stone and the north-western end-stone are missing."
Nearby sites: SX64536025
39. Stalldown (N) Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Stalldown Stone Row [Photo Set 1]
OS Map: SX63276323
NMR record: SX 66 SW 13
PMD: Stall Moor N
Notes: Dixon #39. Bar Rep. 37. Butler Stalldown N. (Cairn 9) - Vol. 4. Map 54.18.9 (diagram p.62). Turner E17. Grinsell CORNWOOD 13. "A cist measuring 2 feet 3 inches wide at the south end, 1 foot 7 1/2 inches wide at the north and probably originally 3 feet 6 inches long. Both the coverstone and the north end stone are missing. The cist stands in a barrow which has a retaining circle, five stones of which are still erect, and one fallen. The largest stone is 3 feet 4 inches wide by 2 feet 7 inches high. The diameter of the retaining circle varies from 20 to 22 feet".
Nearby sites: SX63276323
40. Brown Heath (Hook Lake) Encircled Cairn and Cist
OS Map: SX64116531
NMR record: SX 66 NW 48
PMD: Hook Lake Stone row
Notes: Dixon Brown Heath Cist #40. Bar Rep. 38. Butler Hook Lake stone row - Vol. 4. Map 55.8 (pp.78-9). Turner Encircled Cairn Brown Heath F11. Grinsell HARFORD 3. "A double stone row, on Brown Heath, circa 540 feet in length, direction of length N 10o E. At the north end is a stone circle, diameter 31 feet, surrounding a cairn which contains the remains of a cist."
Nearby sites: SX64116531
41. Vixen Tor Cist
OS Map: SX54247440
NMR record: SX 57 SW 5
PMD: Vixen Tor
Notes: Dixon #41. Bar Rep. 39. Butler Vol. 3. Map 44.10.1 (diagram p.34). Grinsell WHITCHURCH 2.
Nearby sites: SX54247440
42. Burford Down (Tristis Rock) Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Burford Down stone row and cairns
OS Map: SX63776015
NMR record: SX 66 SW 59
PMD: Tristis Rock
Notes: Dixon #42. Bar Rep. 40. Butler Tristis Rock - Vol. 4. Map 54.17 (p.60 diagram of Tristis Rock cairn p.59). Turner E22. Grinsell HARFORD 6. "retaining circle of a barrow, internal diameter between 16 and 17 feet and consisting of twelve stones which enclose the remaining south side stone of a cist. The overall length of the side stone is 4 feet 6 inches, the internal length of the cist would not have been more than 3 feet".
Nearby sites: SX63776015
43. Dendles Waste Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
OS Map: SX61536279
NMR record: SX 66 SW 35
PMD: Dendles Waste
Notes: Dixon #43. Bar Rep. 43. Butler Dendles Waste S. - Vol. 3. Map 52.15 (diagram p.194). Turner D19. Grinsell CORNWOOD 14. "The circle, consists of eight flat slabs, set on edge and has an internal diameter of approximately 3.4m. Some of the stones from the western quadrant of the circle are missing; a single earthfast stone is all that survives. The rectangular cist lies roughly centrally within the circle and is oriented E to W. It measures 1.2m long by 0.6m and 0.5m deep with slabs still in place both sides."
Nearby sites: SX61536279
44. Goldsmith's Cross S. Cist
OS Map: SX61666985
NMR record: SX 66 NW 8
PMD: Fox Tor Mires S 5
Notes: Dixon #44 (Fox Tor Newtake, Near). Near Whealam Stream. Bar Rep. 46. Butler Goldsmith's Cross S. - Vol. 4. Map 64.5. (Cairn 4 - diagram p.221). Grinsell LYDFORD 100. "The remains of a cist lie some 80m E of the Whealam streamworks at SX 61666985, on gently sloping ground 50m S of the newtake wall. The remains consist of four granite slabs set into the ground, forming three sides of a trapezoidal structure. It measures 1.2m long and a maximum of 0.85m wide. The long side, unusually formed of two granite slabs, is oriented NW to SE. The maximum height which the stones protrude above the ground is 0.2m. The SW side of the structure is missing; there are no traces of a capstone or cairn".
Nearby sites: SX61666985
45. Leeden Cist
OS Map: SX58696784
NMR record: SX 56 NE 26
PMD: Eylesburrow W
Notes: Dixon #45. Bar Rep. 48. Butler Eylesbarrow S.W - Vol. 3. Map 47.11 (diagram p.70). Grinsell SHEEPSTOR 7.
Nearby sites: SX58696784
46. Meacombe Cist
OS Map: SX72508691
NMR record: SX 78 NW 11
PMD: Meacombe Chambered Cairn
Notes: Dixon #46. Bar Rep. 49. Butler Meacombe Cist Vol. 5. (diagram p.155). Grinsell CHAGFORD 1. This is sometimes referred to as a chambered tomb due to the enormous size of the cover slab but it is more likey a cist.
Nearby sites: SX72508691
47. Grim's Grave (S) Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX61246630
NMR record: SX 66 NW 34
PMD: Langcombe Brook S
Notes: Dixon #47. Bar Rep. 50. Butler Langcombe Brook 4 (Cairn 4) - Vol. 3. Map 50.3 (pp.148-54 general plan of Langcombe Brook cairns p.151, diagram of Langcombe cists p.153). Turner E8. Grinsell SHAUGH PRIOR 18.
Nearby sites: SX61246630
48. Willings Walls Warren Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX58276523
NMR record: SX 56 NE 75
PMD: Willings Walls Warren S
Notes: Dixon #48. Bar Rep. 51. Butler Willings Walls 2 - Vol. 3. Map 51.6 (diagram p.165). Turner E36. Grinsell SHAUGH PRIOR 25. "Remains of a kerbed cairn with cist On a slight NW slope near a reave. The cairn is 4.6m in diameter and 0.6m high. Within the outer ring of stones is a second ring of boulders not shown on Worth's plan but which may represent an inner kerb. The cist is 1.8m by 0.9m and 0.5m deep with an adjacent coverstone."
Nearby sites: SX58276523
49. Legis Tor, East Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX57496554
NMR record: SX 56 NE 66
PMD: Legis Tor E
Notes: Dixon #49. Bar Rep. 51. Butler Legis Tor E - Vol. 3. Map 49.2.1 (diagram p.113). Turner E42. Grinsell SHEEPSTOR 23.
Nearby sites: SX57496554
50. Hentor A Cist
OS Map: SX59706570
NMR record: SX 56 NE 105
PMD: Hen Tor Warren 5
Notes: Dixon #50. Bar Rep. 52. Butler Hen Tor 5 (Cairn 5) - Vol. 3. Map 49.22 (general plan of Hen Tor with diagram of cists pp.146-7). Grinsell SHAUGH PRIOR 30. A cist consisting of two sidestones, one of which has fallen outwards, and an irregular shaped coverstone.
Nearby sites: SX59706570
51. Hentor B Cist
OS Map: SX59566580
NMR record: SX 56 NE 102
PMD: Hen Tor Warren 3
Notes: Dixon #51. Bar Rep. 52. Butler Hen Tor 3 (Cairn 3) - Vol. 3. Map 49.22 (general plan of Hen Tor with diagram of cists pp.146-7). Grinsell SHAUGH PRIOR 28. "The cairn measures 4.7m in diameter and 0.5m high. The cist, aligned north west to south east, measures 0.8m by 0.4m and is 0.3m deep. A probable coverstone 2.0m to the north measures 0.9m by 0.7m."
Nearby sites: SX59566580
52. Hentor (Shavercombe C) Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
OS Map: SX59606589
NMR record: SX 56 NE 101
PMD: Hen Tor Warren 6
Notes: Dixon #52. Bar Rep. 52. Butler Hen Tor 6
(Cairn 6) - Vol. 3. Map 49.22 (general plan of Hen Tor with diagram of cists pp.146-7). Turner D14. Grinsell SHAUGH PRIOR 27. "The cairn is 5.2m in diameter and 0.7m high with the
remains of a retaining circle. The cist is 1.1m by 0.6m and 0.6m deep with a stone floor; it is aligned north west/south east".
Nearby sites: SX59606589
53. Langcombe (S) Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX60876612
NMR record: SX 66 NW 36
PMD: Langcombe Brook 6
Notes: Dixon "Grim's Grave South-west of" #53. Bar Rep. 52. Butler Langcombe Brook 6 (Cairn 6) - Vol. 3. Map 50.3 (pp.148-54 general plan of Langcombe Brook cairns p.151, diagram of Langcombe cists p.153). Turner E23. Grinsell SHAUGH PRIOR 19. "A cist, lying a little over 590 yds south west of Grim's Grave, within a flat topped cairn. Cist has two sides and the south end stone are in place and the cover stone rests in part over the cist."
Nearby sites: SX60876612
54. Outholme Newtake Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Walk: Yellowmead and Drizzlecombe
OS Map: SX57996827
NMR record: SX 56 NE 32
PMD: Outcombe
Notes: Dixon #54. Bar Rep. 52. Butler Vol. 3. Map 47.10 (diagram p.70). Grinsell SHEEPSTOR 2. "Located in an isolated pocket of closely cropped grass and surounded by tinners pits. Only three slabs survive in place surrounding a hollow and forming the sides of the cist. The fourth side is missing as is the capstone and any trace of a mound."
Nearby sites: SX57996827
55. Deadman's Bottom D Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX60956673
NMR record: SX 66 NW 38
PMD: Deadmans Bottom S 10
Notes: Dixon #55. Bar Rep. 53. Butler Langcombe Brook Cairn 10 - Vol. 3. Map 50.3 (pp.148-54 general plan of Langcombe Brook cairns p.151, diagram of Langcombe cists p.153). Turner E44. Grinsell SHAUGH PRIOR 10. "Cist (listed as 'D' by Worth) found at Deadman's Bottom Langcombe, by Mr Button. Internal dimensions, length 3 feet 8 inches, width 2 feet. The stones are barely visible above grass level. The cover stone is missing." ... "The cairn is 5m in diameter by 0.3m high with a retaining kerb on its northern side. The cist is 0.8m long b 0.7m wide."
Nearby sites: SX60956673
56. Deadman's Bottom E Cist
OS Map: SX60986671
NMR record: SX 66 NW 32
PMD: Deadmans Bottom S 9
Notes: Dixon #56. Bar Rep. 53. Butler Langcombe Brook Cairn 9 - Vol. 3. Map 50.3 (pp.148-54 general plan of Langcombe Brook cairns p.151, diagram of Langcombe cists p.153). Grinsell SHAUGH PRIOR 11. "Cist (Listed as 'E' by Worth) found at Deadman's Bottom, Langcombe, by Mr. Button. Probable original dimensions, length 2ft 2 ins, width 1ft. 5ins. The stones barely show above the surface and the cover-stone is missing." ... "A well defined cairn 6.0m in diameter and 0.4m high with a cist in the top. This stone-lined cist measures 0.7m by 0.5m internally and 0.3 deep. Two of the side stones have fallen inwards."
Nearby sites: SX60986671
57. Deadman's Bottom F Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX61206698
NMR record: SX 66 NW 31
PMD: Deadmans Bottom E
Notes: nb. Not listed by Turner - assigned as "Platform Circle" type cairn due to description in NMR. Dixon #57. Bar Rep. 53. Butler Langcombe Brook Cairn 11 - Vol. 3. Map 50.3 (pp.148-54 general plan of Langcombe Brook cairns p.151, diagram of Langcombe cists p.153). Grinsell SHAUGH PRIOR 12. "Cist (Listed as 'F' by Worth) found at Deadman's Bottom, Langcombe, by Mr. Button. The cover-stone is still in position but the cist appears to have been rifled, the end and side-stones having been displaced at the north-east and southwest angles. Original length would appear to have been 2 feet 10 inches, and the width 1 foot 7 inches. The greatest length of the cover-stone is 4ft 9 inches and its greatest width 3 feet 1 1/2 inches." ... "A flat-topped cairn measuring 5.4m in diameter and standing a maximum of 0.4m high. A well-preserved cist 1.3m long, 0.6m wide and 0.15m deep is largely obscured by the coverstone".
Nearby sites: SX61206698
58. Houndtor Down Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
OS Map: SX74107876
NMR record: SX 77 NW 29
PMD: Hound Tor
Notes: Dixon #58. Bar Rep 53. Butler Vol. 1. Map 8.6 (diagram Vol. 5. p.179). Turner D8. Grinsell MANATON 13.
Nearby sites: SX74107876
59. Blackslade Down Cist
OS Map: SX73417550
NMR record: SX 77 NW 36
PMD: Blackslade Down
Notes: Dixon #59. Bar Rep 53. Butler Vol. 1. Map 9.8 (photo on p.61, diagram Vol. 5. p.47). Grinsell WIDECOMBE 14.
Nearby sites: SX73417550
60. Hameldon Cist
OS Map: SX71257908
NMR record: SX 77 NW 12
PMD: Hamel Down S
Notes: Dixon #60. Bar Rep. 54. Butler Hamel Down 15 (S) - Vol. 1. Map 20.15 (Cairn 15 p.149, diagram Vol 5. p.178). Grinsell WIDECOMBE 7. Precise location originally unsurveyed but given approximately by Worth. This may explain the large discrepancy between the NMR position and that given by Butler (SX71027834) and in the HER MDV7519 (SX71007832). Three sides of the cist are visible with the fourth having sunken below the earth. The capstone is incomplete and only partly covers the cavity.
Nearby sites: SX71257908
61. Leather Tor Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX56326951
NMR record: SX 56 NE 8
PMD: Cross Gate
Notes: Dixon #61. Bar Rep. 54. Butler Leather Tor S. - Vol. 3. Map 45.17 (diagram p.52). Turner E20. Grinsell WALKHAMPTON 25. "A cist, consisting of two side stones and an end stone, contained within a barrow surrounded by a 16ft 6 ins diameter Kerb circle."
Nearby sites: SX56326951
62. Bellever Tor 1 (W) (Newtake) Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Lakehead Hill
OS Map: SX64077646
NMR record: SX 67 NW 43
PMD: Bellever Tor W
Notes: Dixon #62. Bar Rep 54. Turner E26. Butler Bellever Tor (Cairn 1) - Vol. 2. Map 27.20.1 (diagram pp.52-3). Grinsell LYDFORD 59. For further coverage see the Lakehead Hill page.
Nearby sites: SX64077646
63. Lakehead Hill 7 (Newtake) Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Lakehead Hill
OS Map: SX64717739
NMR record: SX 67 NW 35
PMD: Lakehead Hill E
Notes: Dixon #63. Bar Rep 54. Butler Lakehead Hill (Cairn 7) - Vol. 2. Map 27.19.7 (diagrams pp.48-52). Grinsell LYDFORD 57. Further coverage on Lakehead Hill page.
Nearby sites: SX64717739
64. Lakehead Hill 6 (Newtake) Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Lakehead Hill
OS Map: SX64367747
NMR record: SX 67 NW 34
PMD: Lakehead Hill Central
Notes: Dixon #64. Bar Rep 54. Turner D10. Butler Lakehead Hill (Cairn 6) - Vol. 2. Map 27.19.6 (diagrams pp.48-52). Grinsell LYDFORD 56. Further coverage on Lakehead Hill page.
Nearby sites: SX64367747
65. Langstone Moor Cist
OS Map: SX54697869
NMR record: SX 57 NW 6
PMD: White Tor E
Notes: Dixon #65. Bar Rep. 55. Butler White Tor E.4. Vol. 2. Map 31.22 (diagram Vol. 5. p.174). Grinsell PETER TAVY 27.
Nearby sites: SX54697869
66. Lakehead Hill 2 Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Lakehead Hill
OS Map: SX64257769
NMR record: SX 67 NW 11
PMD: Lakehead Hill NW
Notes: Dixon #66. Bar Rep 55. Butler Lakehead Hill (Cairn 2) - Vol. 2. Map 27.19.2 (diagrams pp.48-52). Grinsell LYDFORD 52. Further coverage on Lakehead Hill page.
Nearby sites: SX64257769
67. Lakehead Newtake Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Lakehead Hill
OS Map: SX64687837
NMR record: SX 67 NW 28
PMD: Lakehead Hill NE
Notes: Dixon #67. Bar Rep 55. Butler Lakehead Hill - Vol. 2. Map 27.19.9 (diagrams pp.48-52). Grinsell LYDFORD 51. Further coverage on Lakehead Hill page.
Nearby sites: SX64687837
68. Lakehead Hill 4 (E or Summit) Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Lakehead Hill
OS Map: SX64507760
NMR record: SX 67 NW 32
PMD: Lakehead Hill Summit
Notes: Dixon #68. Bar Rep 55. Turner D6. Butler Lakehead Hill (Cairn 4) - Vol. 2. Map 27.19.4 (diagrams pp.48-52). Grinsell LYDFORD 54. Further coverage on Lakehead Hill page. A single stone row of at least 11 stones leading westward towards the cairn and cist. "The cairn measures 6.7 metres in diameter and is defined by several edge set stones, which in turn surround a large restored cist formed by five substantial upright slabs supporting a capstone measuring 2.2 metre long by 1.55 metres wide and 0.3 metres thick."
Nearby sites: SX64507760
69. Yar Tor (Money Pit) Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX68177385
NMR record: SX 67 SE 10
PMD: Money Pit
Notes: Dixon #69. Bar Rep 56. Turner E51. Butler Money Pit - Vol. 1. Map 14.11 (photo on p.92, diagram pp.125-6). Grinsell WIDECOMBE 21. "The south cairn is a very spread and slight earthwork with a centrally placed cist. Only the north and west side slabs of the cist remain in situ though a misplaced slab lies to one side of the chamber. Eleven slabs forming a kerb of approximately 3m surrounding the cist remain in situ. Several additional stones survive, protruding just above the surface of the flattened cairn, which are likely to be evidence of an outer circle with a diameter of approximately 11m."
Nearby sites: SX68177385
70. Ingra Tor Cist
OS Map: SX55887208
NMR record: SX 57 SE 50
PMD: Ingra Tor
Notes: Dixon #70. Bar Rep. 56. Butler Vol. 3. Map 45.16 (diagram p.51). Grinsell WALKHAMPTON 9.
Nearby sites: SX55887208
71. Thornworthy Cist
OS Map: SX66748433
NMR record: SX 68 SE 48
PMD: Thornworthy
Notes: Dixon #71. Bar Rep 56. Turner E39. Butler Vol. 2. Map 35.22 (p.169, photo on p.136, diagram Vol. 5. p.64). Grinsell CHAGFORD 3.
Nearby sites: SX66748433
72. Stannon Little Newtake Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
OS Map: SX65458107
NMR record: SX 68 SE 24
PMD: Stannon Newtake
Notes: Dixon #72. Bar Rep. 57. Butler Stannon Newtake E. - Vol. 2. Map 35.21 (diagram p.168). Turner D16. Grinsell LYDFORD 29.
Nearby sites: SX65458107
73. Chittaford Down Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX63687945
NMR record: SX 67 NW 3
PMD: Chittaford Down
Notes: Dixon #73. Bar Rep. 57. Butler Chittaford Down 3 - Vol. 2. Map 27.18 (diagram Vol. 5. p.160). Turner E28. Grinsell LYDFORD 39. "A cist about 350 yards north of Archerton House. It has an irregular shape no coverstone and stands in the centre of a 14ft. diameter ruined cairn. There are traces of an enclosing ring of stones. Excavation in 1900 recovered wood charcoal and a worked flint flake from a small pit within the cist. Under the eastern side stone an archer's polished stone wrist guard was found."
Nearby sites: SX63687945
74. Archerton Tennis Ground Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX63847886
NMR record: SX 67 NW 9
PMD: Archerton Tennis Court
Notes: Dixon #74. Bar Rep. 57. Butler Archerton - Vol. 2. Map 27.18. Turner E49. Grinsell LYDFORD 45.
Nearby sites: SX63847886
75. Archerton S.W. (Rowtor Brook) Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
OS Map: SX62767880
NMR record: SX 67 NW 8
PMD: Hollowcombe Bottom
Notes: Dixon Chittleford Down, Cherrybrook Cist #75. Bar Rep. 57. Butler Rowtor Brook 3 - Vol. 2. Map 27.17 (diagram Vol. 5. p.55). Turner D24. Grinsell LYDFORD 42. "The cist lies within three concentric circles of stones at 10, 15 and 24 feet diameters, the inner ring being of large stones, the middle ring of smaller stones and the outer ring of even smaller stones. The cist measures internally 0.8m by 0.6m and 0.9m deep. Half of its capstone lies across its north end."
Nearby sites: SX62767880
76. Stennen Hill No. 1 Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX62567789
NMR record: SX 67 NW 15
PMD: Powder Mills W
Notes: Dixon #76. Bar Rep. 57. Butler Stennen Hill 1 - Vol. 2. Map 29.11 (diagram Vol. 5. p.199). Turner E13. Grinsell LYDFORD 47.
Nearby sites: SX62567789
77. Stennen Hill No. 3 Cist
OS Map: SX62607783
NMR record: SX 67 NW 16
PMD: Powder Mills E
Notes: Dixon #77. Bar Rep. 57. Butler Stennen Hill 2 - Vol. 2. Map 29.11 (diagram Vol. 5. p.200). Grinsell LYDFORD 49.
Nearby sites: SX62607783
78. Black Newtake (N) No. 1 Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Lakehead Hill
OS Map: SX63917606
NMR record: SX 67 NW 46
PMD: Black Newtake N
Notes: Dixon #78. Bar Rep 57. Turner D5. Butler Bellever Tor (Cairn 3) - Vol. 2. Map 27.20.3 (diagram pp.52-3). Grinsell LYDFORD 60. Further coverage on Lakehead Hill page.
Nearby sites: SX63917606
79. Black Newtake (C) No. 3 Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
OS Map: SX63897585
NMR record: SX 67 NW 49
PMD: Black Newtake Central
Notes: Dixon #79. Bar Rep 57. Turner D4. Butler Bellever Tor - Vol. 2. Map 27.20.6 (Cairn 6 diagram pp.52-3). Grinsell LYDFORD 62. Further coverage on Lakehead Hill page.
Nearby sites: SX63897585
80. Black Newtake (E) No. 5 Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
OS Map: SX63847572
NMR record: SX 67 NW 51
PMD: Black Newtake S
Notes: Dixon #80. Bar Rep 59. Turner D7. Butler Bellever Tor - Vol. 2. Map 27.20.8 (Cairn 8 diagram pp.52-3). Grinsell LYDFORD 64. Further coverage on Lakehead Hill page.
Nearby sites: SX63847572
81. Dunnabridge Common Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX63587546
NMR record: SX 67 NW 54
PMD: Smith Hill
Notes: Dixon #81. Bar Rep. 58. Butler Bellever Tor (Cairn 9) - Vol. 2. Map 27.20.9 (diagram p52-3). Turner E37. Grinsell LYDFORD 65.
Nearby sites: SX63587546
82. Muddy Lakes, Newtake Cist
OS Map: SX62587518
NMR record: SX 67 NW 56
PMD: Muddilake Newtake
Notes: Dixon #82. Bar Rep. 58 (TDA 71. 1939 illustration p.69). Grinsell LYDFORD 105. This "cist" entry was listed by Dixon, however, it seems a dubious entry. The NMR for a location close to this supposed cairn & cist states: "A hut circle, not a cairn circle". This is not listed by Butler, the relevant map is Vol. 2. Map 29.9.
Nearby sites: SX62587518
83. Harrowthorn (North of) Cist
OS Map: SX62456264
NMR record: SX 66 SW 26
PMD: Harrowthorn Plantation
Notes: Dixon #83. Bar Rep. 58. Butler Coombe Brook N.E. - Vol. 3. Map 52.11. Grinsell CORNWOOD 15. Located 200m due east up hill of the Coome Brook enclosure. "A cist lies 700 yards north of Harrowthorn Plantation and a few feet west of the track from Watercombe Moorgate to Ranny Brook. Only the two side stones and the eastern end stone remain. The structure is unusual in that the southern side
stone is an earth fast boulder, an approximately vertical face of which forms a side of the cist."
Nearby sites: SX62456264
84. Ranny Brook (North of) Cist
OS Map: SX62156354
NMR record: SX 66 SW 29
PMD: Ranny Brook settlement
Notes: Dixon #84. Bar Rep. 58. Butler Ranny Brook N. 3 (Cist 3) - Vol. 3. Map 52.9. (pp.184-7 general plan of Ranny Brook settlements and cairns p.184, diagram of cists p.186). Grinsell CORNWOOD 11. "The northern end-stone and the western side-stone survive, whilst smaller stones may represent the other sides. This agrees with Worth's survey, but in his report he has transposed north and south."
Nearby sites: SX62156354
85. Goldsmith's Cross E.3. Cist
OS Map: SX61747020
NMR record: SX 67 SW 50
PMD: Goldsmiths Cross
Notes: Dixon #85 (Fox Tor Newtake No. 2). Bar Rep. 58. Butler Goldsmith's Cross E.3. - Vol. 4. Map 64.5 (Cairn 3 - diagram p.221). Grinsell LYDFORD 94. "The NW sidestone, 0.8m long by 0.2m wide and the NE endstone 0.6m long, 0.15m wide are the only recognisable cist stones though it is possible that the SW side was formed by the two small slabs still visible and depicted by Worth. There is no coverstone".
Nearby sites: SX61747020
86. Gutter Tor No.2 Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX57676713
NMR record: SX 56 NE 39
PMD: Gutter Tor N
Notes: Dixon #86. Bar Rep. 59. Butler Gutter Tor 3 - Vol. 3. Map 49.5 (diagram p.118 "North cairn and cist"). Turner E38. Grinsell SHEEPSTOR 9. "A cairn with cist and a double circle of stones situated on the north-facing slope of Gutter Tor at about 305m OD. The end-stones and side-stones of the cist are in situ but the coverstone is missing."
Nearby sites: SX57676713
87. Dunnabridge Pound Farm Newtake Cist
OS Map: SX64077568
NMR record: SX 67 NW 52
PMD: Dunnabridge Newtake
Notes: Dixon #87. Bar Rep 59. Butler Bellever Tor - Vol. 2. Map 27.20.10 (Cairn 10 diagram pp.52-3). Grinsell LYDFORD 66. Only one side of this cist remains. Further coverage on Lakehead Hill page.
Nearby sites: SX64077568
88. Butterdon Hill Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Walk: The stone rows of Butterdon Hill, Piles Hill & Glasscombe
OS Map: SX65795932
NMR record: SX 65 NE 21
PMD: Butterdon Hill
Notes: Dixon #88. Bar Rep. 61. Butler Butterdon Ridge N.E. - Vol. 4. Map 53.8.3 (p.25 general plan of Butterdon rows and cairns p.24). Grinsell UGBOROUGH 16. "The western side stone and the two end stones are still standing, but the other side stone and the cover stone are missing. The cist measures 23 inches by 15 inches"... "no sign whatever of a mound, and the cist may have been freestanding".
Nearby sites: SX65795932
89. Lee Moor (Upper Spanish Lake) Cist
OS Map: SX58546445
NMR record: SX 56 SE 5
PMD: Lee Moor
Notes: Dixon #89. Bar Rep. 63. Butler Upper Spanish Lake 3 (Cairn 3) - Vol. 3. Map 51.5 (pp.162-4 general plan of Upper Spanish Lake huts and cairns p.163, diagram of cist p.164). Grinsell SHAUGH PRIOR 31. The cist is part of a group of cairns very close together, see also NMR record SX56 SE4. "A small round cairn, 5.0m. diameter and 0.5m. high, on a gentle, well drained, clitter strewn, west facing slope at 355m. above OD. It is built of small boulders, now turf covered, and a cist lies within the cairn on the south-east side. The cist comprises the side and end stones, measures internally 0.7m. by 0.6m. wide, and is aligned on a grid bearing of 130o. The cover-stone is missing".
Nearby sites: SX58546445
90. Ranny Brook Cist
OS Map: SX62616353
NMR record: SX 66 SW 27
PMD: Ranny Brook Head
Notes: Dixon #90. Bar Rep. 64. Butler Ranny Brook Head - Vol. 3. Map 52.10 (diagram p.186). Grinsell CORNWOOD 12. "Three
sides of the grave are still in place; the third has been turned back and lies parallel to its original position. To the south of the cist, and about a foot away from the nearest point of the buried side-stone, lies the displaced coverstone. This stone has a greatest length of four feet and a greatest width of two feet six inches". Sides of cist sunken below surface.
Nearby sites: SX62616353
91. Brent Moor House Cist
OS Map: SX68026404
NMR record: SX 66 SE 3
PMD: Brent Moor House
Notes: Dixon #91. Bar Rep. 65. Butler Vol. 4. Map 57.9 (not actually covered in Butler but relevant map). Grinsell SOUTH BRENT 3. "A cist lies on the right bank of the Avon, a short distance above Brent Moor House, about 175 feet below the small stream which flows south of Riders Rings ... The cist, which consists of two end stones and one side stone, stands in a small cairn."
Nearby sites: SX68026404
92. Stanlake Cist
OS Map: SX56437084
NMR record: SX 57 SE 45
PMD: Stanlake W
Notes: Dixon #92. Bar Rep. 66. Butler Leeden Tor S. 2 - Vol. 3. Map 45.13 (diagram p.47). Grinsell WALKHAMPTON 23.
Nearby sites: SX56437084
93. Down Tor Cist
OS Map: SX58036928
NMR record: SX 56 NE 14
PMD: Down Tor S
Notes: Dixon #93. Bar Rep. 67. Butler Down Tor S.
- Vol. 3. Map 47.5 (diagram p.67). Grinsell WALKHAMPTON 26.
Nearby sites: SX58036928
94. Childe's Tomb Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX62577029
NMR record: SX 67 SW 31
PMD: Childes Tomb
Notes: Dixon #94. Butler Vol. 4. Map 64.4 (diagram p.220). Turner E33. Grinsell LYDFORD 96. "A much disturbed cairn, 9m in diameter and 0.3m high with a modern 'kerb' of blocks and slabs, 5.8m in diameter and 0.5m high, set upon the mound. At the centre is a well built cist 1.4m long, 0.5m wide and 0.6m deep. Over this is a two tier pedestal of eight well trimmed blocks, of three different lengths; a further half buried block lies S of the monument. Upon this is a replacement socket stone and cross, cut at Holne in 1885".
Nearby sites: SX62577029
95. Cosdon (stone row) Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Cosdon Hill Triple Stone Row
OS Map: SX64329159
NMR record: SX 69 SW 17
PMD: Cosdon Stone Row
Notes: Dixon #95. Butler Cosdon Hill Stone Row - Vol. 2. Map 40.6 (diagram p.205). Turner Cheriton Combe, E15. Grinsell SOUTH TAWTON 5. "The cairn associated with the Cosdon Hill triple stone row is 26 feet in diameter and contains the remains of two cists; the retaining circle is very irregular. Of the two cists, one is intact, the other has been robbed of the cover-stone and two side-stones."
Nearby sites: SX64329159
96. Erme Pound (Near) Cist
OS Map: SX63926551
NMR record: SX 66 NW 62
PMD: Erme Pound
Notes: Dixon #96. Grinsell HARFORD 2. According to the NMR record "noted by Hankin in July 1976, perhaps in a small cairn diameter 3.7m and height 0.3m. It is now filled in and Grinsell failed to locate it, 'it seems never to have been planned if it ever existed.'" This cist was listed by Dixon in 1952 70th Barrow Report (T.D.A Vol 84) with Dixon #96. It is not listed in prior Barrow Reports - and appears towards end of Dixon's list, so presumably discovered/reported late 40s to 1952. Not listed by Butler (area covered in Vol. 4. Map 55). Not listed in Hankin's 'An archaeological check-list for Harford'.
Nearby sites: SX63926551
97. Fernworthy Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Fernworthy Stone Circle
OS Map: SX65488406
NMR record: SX 68 SE 93
PMD: Fernworthy
Notes: Dixon #97. Butler Vol. 2. Map 35.15.2 (diagram Vol. 5. p.36). Grinsell LYDFORD 23. The remains of this cist are in the 6m diameter barrow at the N end of the Fernworthy S.E. stone row [Butler row 2]. The cist in the centre is represented by two stones set at right angles, 0.4m tall internally.
Nearby sites: SX65488406
98. Merrivale Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Walk: Merrivale Complex
OS Map: SX55487476
NMR record: SX 57 SE 10
PMD: Merrivale
Notes: Dixon #98. Butler Vol. 3. Map 44.8.7 (diagram of location in ceremonial complex p.24, diagram of cist p.31). Grinsell WALKHAMPTON 5. "A very fine Bronze Age cist which measures internally 2.2 metres long by 0.9 metres wide and up to 0.8 metres deep. The triangular-shaped slab which forms the massive cover stone is up to 2.1metres wide and averages 0.4 metres thick; a central part has been removed by stone cutters revealing the water-filled cist and a broken fragment of the coverslab." See also, Legendary Dartmoor: The Merrivale Kist
Nearby sites: SX55487476
99. Shovel Down Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Shovel Down Ceremonial Complex
OS Map: SX65988589
NMR record: SX 68 NE 34
PMD: Shovel Down
Notes: robbed cist no longer visible. Dixon #99. Butler Shoveldown Rows 4 Vol. 2. Map 36.7 (diagram Vol. 5. p.223). Grinsell CHAGFORD 1. The Shovel down double row C (Worth Row C, Butler Rows 4) terminates at its southern end in a cairn - the cist has been robbed from the cairn.
Nearby sites: SX65988589
100. Grimslake Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX70418116
NMR record: SX 78 SW 10
PMD: Hookney Down
Notes: Dixon #100. Turner Grimspound E18. Butler Grimslake Mire - Vol. 1. Map 20.16 (diagram p.147). Grinsell NORTH BOVEY 3 (Hookney Down). Cairn with kerb circle and central cist.
Nearby sites: SX70418116
101. Brockhill Ford Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
OS Map: SX67806569
NMR record: SX 66 NE 21
PMD: Brockhill Ford
Notes: Dixon #101. Bar Rep. 68. Butler Brockhill Ford W. - Vol. 4. Map 57.18 (pp.151-2 diagram p.152). Turner D3. Grinsell DEAN PRIOR 2 (SW of Brockhill Ford). "The side stones, both 1.4m long, lean inwards and the end stones north west 0.7m long, southeast 0.8m long, are firmly set. The probable coverstone, 1.2m by 0.8m, is displaced and lies to the south east of the cist. The cist is surrounded by the remains of a stone circle, long axis 8.8m, aligned with cist, short axis 7.2m. It is constructed of large slabs, up to 1.4m long with a single upright stone, 0.5m high, set contiguously in the north west arc. There are no visible remains of a cairn."
Nearby sites: SX67806569
102. Redlake Foot (Brown Heath) Cist
OS Map: SX63786607
NMR record: SX 66 NW 19
PMD: Brown Heath
Notes: Dixon #102. Bar Rep. 69. Butler Brown Heath (Cairn 3) - Vol. 4. Map 55.7.3 (p.76-7 diagram p.76). Grinsell HARFORD 1 (Redlake Foot). "A fine cist at Redlake Foot measuring internally, 0.7m. by 1.0m. and 1.0m. deep single slabs form the end-stones and the southern side-stone. The northern side is a slab resting on a horizontal 'post' type stone" Cover slab partly displaced from the sides.
Nearby sites: SX63786607
103. Sharpitor (N) or Peek Hill Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX55837068
NMR record: SX 57 SE 48
PMD: Peek Hill
Notes: Dixon Peek Hill #103. Bar Rep. 72 (TDA Vol 88 p.222). Butler Sharpitor N. - Vol. 3. Map 45.12 (diagram p.45 & photo p.84). Turner Sharpitor (N) E41. Grinsell WALKHAMPTON 21.
Nearby sites: SX55837068
104. Knackersmill Gulf N. Cist
OS Map: SX63376494
NMR record: SX 66 SW 96
PMD: Stingers Hill
Notes: Butler Map 55.7 (diagram Vol. 5. p.180). Grinsell CORNWOOD 8 (Stinger's Hill). "A cist 1.20m. by 0.60m. with a close set retaining kerb circle 4.0m. in diameter is situated on Stinger's Hill opposite Erme Pound".
Nearby sites: SX63376494
105. Langcombe Brook 7 Cist
OS Map: SX60386692
NMR record: SX 66 NW 43
PMD: Langcombe Brook 7
Notes: Butler Langcombe Brook 7 (Cairn 7) - Vol. 3. Map 50.3 (pp.148-54 general plan of Langcombe Brook cairns p.151, diagram of Langcombe cists p.153). Grinsell SHAUGH PRIOR 16 (S of Langcombe). "Two end stones and the
western side stone are in an upright position while the eastern side stone leans inwards. Length of northern end stone 0.7m, southern end stone 0.7m, eastern side stone 1.2m and western side stone 1m. Present depth of cist 0.3m. There is a cover stone measuring 1.6m by 1m which rests on the eastern side stone and which partly covers the northern corner of the cist".
Nearby sites: SX60386692
106. Lower Glasscombe Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Walk: The Neolithic tombs of Cuckoo Ball & Corringdon Ball
OS Map: SX66526050
NMR record: SX 66 SE 74
PMD: Lower Glasscombe
Notes: Dixon #106. Bar Rep. 72. Butler Glaze Meet - Vol. 4. Map 56.3 (diagram p.85). Grinsell UGBOROUGH 11. "There is a very slight trace of a mound and scattered rocks indicate the remains of a cairn ... Only one sidestone and one endstone now remain with the coverstone lying 11 feet away to the south-east. Overall dimensions of the coverstone are 49 inches by 24 inches."
Nearby sites: SX66526050
107. Down Tor N.E. 2. (Western) Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX58376955
NMR record: SX 56 NE 127
PMD: Down Tor N 2
Notes: Dixon #107. Bar Rep. 73. Butler Hingston Hill N.2. - Vol. 3. Map 47.13.2 (diagram p.73, OS SX58376955). Grinsell WALKHAMPTON 27 (OS SX58246950 approx - same as the HER record MDV12715). Turner E34 (OS SX58376957).
Nearby sites: SX58376955
108. Down Tor N.E. 1 (Northern) Cist
OS Map: SX58386956
NMR record: SX 56 NE 127
PMD: Down Tor N 1
Notes: Dixon #109. Bar Rep. 73. Butler Hingston Hill N. 1. - Vol. 3. Map 47.13.1 (diagram p.73 OS SX58386956). Turner E34. Grinsell WALKHAMPTON 28(OS SX58256951 approx same as HER record MDV3498).
Nearby sites: SX58386956
109. Down Tor N.E. 3 (Eastern) Cist
OS Map: SX58396955
NMR record: SX 56 NE 127
PMD: Down Tor N 3
Notes: Dixon #108. Bar Rep. 73. Butler Hingston Hill N. 3. - Vol. 3. Map 47.13.3 (diagram p.73 OS SX58396955). Grinsell WALKHAMPTON 29 (OS 58276949 approx - same as HER MDV3499).
Nearby sites: SX58396955
110. Langcombe Brook 5 Cist
OS Map: SX60866640
NMR record: SX 66 NW 37
PMD: Langcombe Brook 5
Notes: Butler Langcombe Brook 5 (Cairn 5) - Vol. 3. Map 50.3 (pp.148-54 general plan of Langcombe Brook cairns p.151, diagram of Langcombe cists p.153). Grinsell SHAUGH PRIOR 17. "Two end stones and two side stones are in position but the coverstone is missing.
The tops of the stones are at ground level Length of N side stone 1.4m, S side stone 1m, W end stone 0.6m,
and E end stone 0.5m. Present depth of cist is 0.3m."
Nearby sites: SX60866640
111. Blakey Tor (W) Cist
OS Map: SX61247355
NMR record: SX 67 SW 11
PMD: Blakey Tor W
Notes: Butler Blakey Tor W. - Vol. 4. Map 65.4 (diagram p.232). Grinsell LYDFORD 84. "The incomplete cist is oriented NW-SE. It measures about 0.85m long, 0.4m to 0.55m wide and 0.25m deep internally. The upright W side slab is 0.9m by 0.2m by 0.25m and the surviving end slab is 0.4m by 0.2m by 0.25m. The E side is formed by a flat-sided boulder which is c. 1.1m long, at least 0.6m thick and 0.25m high. The SE side is open. The coverstone is 1.7m by 0.7m by 0.4m and leans against the W side of the cist."
Nearby sites: SX61247355
112. Trowlesworthy Warren Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX57156477
NMR record: SX 56 SE 117
PMD: Trowlesworthy Warren
Notes: Butler Vol. 3. Map 51.1 (diagram p.158). Turner E40. Grinsell SHAUGH PRIOR 30a. "A round cairn and cist, located 370 metres east of Trowlesworthy Warren House. The cairn mound measures 5.2 metres in diameter and stands up to 0.1 metres high. Its perimeter is defined by a kerb of at least eight stones."
Nearby sites: SX57156477
113. Goldsmith's Cross E.2. Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
OS Map: SX61807031
NMR record: SX 67 SW 41
PMD: Fox Tor Mires cairn
Notes: Turner D23 (Fox Tor Mire) - Proc Devon Arch Soc 48 (diagram p.45). Butler Goldsmith's Cross E. 2 - Vol. 4. Map 64.5 (Cairn 2 - diagram p.221). Grinsell LYDFORD 95 (Fox Tor Mire). "West end stone of cist leans slightly inwards, otherwise a perfect cist measuring 0.75m NW-SE by 0.5m wide by 0.4m deep. Retaining circle of 7 stones averaging 0.4m high. No coverstone or barrow"
Nearby sites: SX61807031
114. Hentor Farm Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX59096583
NMR record: SX 56 NE 190
PMD: Hen Tor Meadow
Notes: Turner E45 - has "central cist". Not listed by Butler (relevant map Vol. 3. Map 49.22). NMR record suggests no field evidence can be found for this site. Grinsell SHAUGH PRIOR 48. "A slight cairn with retaining circle, enclosing a cist aligned SSE-NNW, near the junction of Shavercombe Lake and River Plym."
Nearby sites: SX59096583
115. Crow Tor Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX60537868
NMR record: SX 67 NW 73
PMD: Crow Tor
Notes: Turner E39. Butler Vol. 2. Map 29.18 (p.63, photo on p.124, diagram Vol. 5. p.196). Grinsell LYDFORD 41 - Crow Tor SW slope. "A kerbed cairn and cist. The cairn consists of a stony, turf-covered mound, and measures 4.5m in diameter and 0.45m in height. There are traces of a retaining kerb of leaning, granite slabs to the northeast and south. The cist is set slightly to the north of the centre of the cairn. It is trapezoidal in shape, and measures 0.65m and 0.95m in length, 0.8m in width, and 0.5m in depth. The cover-stone, which is 0.9m long, 0.5m wide and 0.2m thick, is displaced and lies just to the south east of the cist."
Nearby sites: SX60537868
116. Thornworthy Corner (N) Cist
OS Map: SX66118546
NMR record: SX 68 NE 42
PMD: Downhill from Three Boys
Notes: Butler Vol. 2. Map 36.7. Grinsell CHAGFORD 2 (Shovel Down, E of Three Boys).
Nearby sites: SX66118546
117. Raddick Hill Cist
OS Map: SX57917115
NMR record: SX 57 SE 22
PMD: Raddick Hill N
Notes: Dixon #117. Butler Raddick Hill Summit 3 - Vol. 3. Map 46.6. Grinsell Raddick Hill WALKHAMPTON 15 (listed as 14 but in the listings doubt is expressed between 14 and 15 - 15 matches the NMR account for bronze being found) . One of a group of 4 cairns. Excavated by Burnard in 1899 - a small piece of corroded bronze, possibly a knife, was found. This almost perfect cist is now obscured by vegetation.
Nearby sites: SX57917115
118. Yellowmeade Farm Cist
OS Map: SX56347445
NMR record: SX 57 SE 14
PMD: Yellowmeade Farm NW
Notes: Butler Yellowmeade 1 - Vol. 3. Map 44.1.
(diagram p.17). Grinsell WALKHAMPTON 7 (Yellowmeade Farm).
Nearby sites: SX56347445
119. Cosdon Beacon Embanked Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX63729164
NMR record: SX 69 SW 45
PMD: Cosdon Summit N
Notes: Butler Cosdon Beacon 4 Vol. 2. Map 40.7.4 (diagram of Cosdon Summit cairns on p.207). Turner B14. Grinsell SOUTH TAWTON 1b (Cawsand Hill).
Nearby sites: SX63729164
120. Cosdon Beacon Cist
OS Map: SX63719159
NMR record: SX 69 SW 15
PMD: Cosdon Summit S
Notes: Butler Cosdon Beacon 3 Vol. 2. Map 40.7.3 (diagram Vol. 5. p.164). Grinsell SOUTH TAWTON 2 (Cawsand Hill).
Nearby sites: SX63719159
121. Winter Tor Cist
OS Map: SX61109134
NMR record: SX 69 SW 11
PMD: Winter Tor
Notes: [Formerly listed as Higher Tor (S), renamed after PMD] Butler Higher Tor (S) Vol. 2. Map 40.15. (diagram Vol. 5. p.169). Grinsell LYDFORD 1 (SE of Winter Tor).
Nearby sites: SX61109134
122. Hentor (Shavercombe) Cist
OS Map: SX59816588
NMR record: SX 56 NE 103
PMD: Shavercombe Brook
Notes: Butler Hen Tor 7 (Cairn 7)- Vol. 3. Map 49.22 (general plan of Hen Tor with diagram of cists pp.146-7). Grinsell SHAUGH PRIOR 20 (N of Shavercombe Brook). "The oval cairn is 7.5m by 6.5m and 0.9m high with some kerbing. An amorphous hollow occupies the centre of the mound and a single sidestone of the cist remains in situ".
Nearby sites: SX59816588
123. West Vitifer Cist
OS Map: SX67578280
NMR record: SX 68 SE 7
PMD: Chagford Common
Notes: Butler Vol. 2. Map 25.11 ( p.32). Grinsell CHAGFORD 4 (Chagford Common). "The cairn was partially excavated in 1897 by the Barrow Committee of the Devonshire Association. This working revealed a ring of slabs surrounding a cist which had not been previously examined. In the cist there was a complete Bronze Age beaker together with charcoal but no trace of a burial."
Nearby sites: SX67578280
124. Shoveldown N.W. 5 Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Shovel Down Ceremonial Complex
OS Map: SX64408624
NMR record: SX 68 NW 14
PMD: Stonetor Hill
Notes: Butler Shoveldown N.W.1. - Vol. 2. Map 37.5. (diagram Vol. 5. p.202). Grinsell GIDLEIGH 1 - Stonetor Hill(W).
Nearby sites: SX64408624
125. Beardown Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX60317808
NMR record: SX 67 NW 101
PMD: Lydford Tor
Notes: Butler Lydford Tor E Vol. 5. Map 29.17 (diagram Vol 5. p.197). Turner E27. Grinsell LYDFORD 41a Beardown Tors (N of). "The cairn, 4.5 metres by 5.6 metres and 0.4 metres high has spread over the remains of a contiguous kerb 4.6 metres in diameter." ... "Three of the cist slabs lean inwards at the top, the fourth, east slab remains upright. The bottom of the cist contains several slabs. The coverstone is visible to the north west partially buried in the cairn."
Nearby sites: SX60317808
126. White Hill Cist
OS Map: SX53718419
NMR record: SX 58 SW 9
PMD: White Hill NE
Notes: Butler Vol. 2. Map 32, 22.10 (Cairn 10 - diagram of cairn cemetery on White Hill on p.107, diagram Vol. 5. p.217). Grinsell PETER TAVY 11.
Nearby sites: SX53718419
127. Nattor Down 5 Cist
OS Map: SX54098286
NMR record: SX 58 SW 17
PMD: Nattor Down 5
Notes: Butler Nattor Down 5 - Vol. 2. Map 32.2 (diagram Vol. 5. p.65). 127 Grinsell PETER TAVY 14.
Nearby sites: SX54098286
128. Barn Hill Cist
OS Map: SX53337458
NMR record: SX 57 SW 27
PMD: Barn Hill
Notes: Butler Barn Hill S. - Vol. 3. Map 44.10.3. (diagram p.34). Grinsell WHITCHURCH 3.
Nearby sites: SX53337458
129. Langstone Moor 2 Cist
OS Map: SX55747811
NMR record: SX 57 NE 43
PMD: Near Langstone Moor Stone circle
Notes: Butler Langstone Moor 2 - Vol. 2. Map 30.10. 129 Grinsell PETER TAVY 39. The cist is now housed in the Plymouth City Museum.
Nearby sites: SX55747811
130. Beardown Farm Cist
OS Map: SX60407540
NMR record: SX 67 NW 86
PMD: Beardown Farm
Notes: No longer visible (included in listing as 130 in Grinsell list). Grinsell LYDFORD 46. Area is covered in Butler Vol 2 Map 29. "The remains of a cist surrounded by a rough pavement was examined by Mr Bray in September 1832 'two or three minutes walk north east of Beardown House' (at SX 604 754). Three stones of a four foot long cist stood six inches above ground level. A small piece of coarse pottery was found inside."
Nearby sites: SX60407540
131. Hentor Cist
OS Map: SX59256572
NMR record: SX 56 NE 158
PMD: Hen Tor Warren 1
Notes: Butler Hen Tor 1 (Cairn 1) - Vol. 3. Map 49.22 (general plan of Hen Tor with diagram of cists pp.146-7). "A low earthen barrow or cairn with cist. The barrow is 4m by 3.5m and 0.6m high. The centrally placed cist is 1.2m by 0.75m. internally and 0.2m deep. Three side stones visible, with the cist aligned north-east/south-west, but no coverstone. The overall condition is fair."
Nearby sites: SX59256572
132. Whitehorse Hill Cist
OS Map: SX61738548
NMR record: SX 68 NW 115
PMD: White Horse Hill
Notes: This cist was excavated in August 2011. It featured on an 1892 map by John Chudleigh in An Exploration of Dartmoor's Antiquities. It was re-discovered in 2001 and recently excavated. Carbon dating suggests it is Neolithic in date. Dates for the top of the cist gives 2800-1890BC and for the bottom of the cist 3650-3100BC. Inside the cist an animal hide bag was found containing cremation remains including a number of artefacts including amber beads (amber would have been imported from overseas). For further information see: Dartmoor Preservation and Legendary Dartmoor and also DNPA: Whitehorse Hill burial. Not listed in Butler - relevant map of area is Vol. 2. Map 41.
Nearby sites: SX61738548
133. Stalldown (W) Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Stalldown Stone Row [Photo Set 1]
OS Map: SX62896234
NMR record: SX 66 SW 75
PMD: Stall Moor W
Notes: Butler Stalldown W. (Cairn 11) - Vol. 4. Map 54.18.11 (p.61-2 diagram p.62). Turner E30. Grinsell CORNWOOD 11c. "This small round cairn, diameter 5.7 to 6.4m, height 0.5m, is built of small boulders ... It contains a cist, the south side stone, 1.2m long, both end stones, 0.4m long ...On the south side of the cairn 3 large stones, 0.8m to 1.0m long and set on edge are the probable remains of a kerb."
Nearby sites: SX62896234
134. Sittaford Tor Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
OS Map: SX63468262
NMR record: SX 68 SW 110
PMD: Sittaford Tor
Notes: Butler Sittaford Tor S (Cairn 3) Vol. 2. Map 34.3 (p.112, also Butler Vol. 5. diagram p.183). Turner D25. "This mutilated kerbed cairn is situated on a peat-covered moorland slope below Sittaford Tor at 488m OD. It measures about 5m in diameter and comprises a probably (hidden) central cist set within twin concentric kerbs of granite slabs."
Nearby sites: SX63468262
135. Foxtor Mires W. Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX60767047
NMR record: SX 67 SW 77
PMD: Whiteworks
Notes: Turner E19 (Fox Tor Newtake). Butler Foxtor Mires W. - Vol. 4. Map 64.6 (diagram p.222). Cairn with kerb circle, visible on N, E & W sides, with a central cist. "Seven large orthostats of the retaining circle remain in situ on the south and south-east side (see plan). The cist is entirely below ground level to a depth of 0.7m and measures 1.0m by 0.6m. The two endstones and two sidestones are visible; a stone which may be the coverstone lies on the ground to one side."
Nearby sites: SX60767047
136. Cator Common Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX67107751
NMR record: SX 67 NE 16
PMD: Pizwell Bridge
Notes: Butler Pizwell Bridge Vol. 1. Map 18.5 (diagram Vol 5. p.171). Turner E10. Grinsell WIDECOMBE 2. Possible central cist.
Nearby sites: SX67107751
137. Standon Hill Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
OS Map: SX54738137
NMR record: SX 58 SW 54
PMD: Standon Down
Notes: Butler Standon Hill W - Vol. 2. Map 32.17 (diagram Vol. 5. p.182). Turner D15. Grinsell PETER TAVY 15.
Nearby sites: SX54738137
138. Cullever Steps Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
OS Map: SX60789195
NMR record: SX 69 SW 22
PMD: Cullever Steps
Notes: Butler Vol. 2. Map 40.14 (diagram Vol. 5. p.181). Turner D11. Grinsell BELSTONE 2. Central cist.
Nearby sites: SX60789195
139. Merrivale Embanked Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX55357474
NMR record: SX 57 SE 7
PMD: Merrivale SW
Notes: Turner B2. Butler Merrivale Vol. 3. Map 44.8.8 (pp.30-1). Grinsell WALKHAMPTON 1. "The excavation of 1851 seems to have been thorough, completely destroying structural remains of both the cairn and the 'cist or inner circle',. There is now a circular turf covered area, 18.0m. in diameter, with random stones protruding through the surface. Off centre there is a hollow, 7.0m. by 4.0m. and 0.5m. deep."
Nearby sites: SX55357474
140. Great Nodden Cist
OS Map: SX53888741
NMR record: SX 58 NW 5
PMD: Great Nodden
Notes: Butler Vol. 2. Map 43.7.17. Grinsell BRIDESTOW 7a.
Nearby sites: SX53888741
141. Ditsworthy Circle Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
OS Map: SX58376570
NMR record: SX 56 NE 170
PMD: Ditsworthy Circle
Notes: nb. Not listed by Turner - assigned as "Ring Setting" type cairn due to description in NMR. Butler Vol. 3. Map 49.6. Remains of a ring cairn with three hollows visible within the circle of stones. Two of these probably represent the sites of the two cists recorded by Breton who referred to this cairn as the 'Ditsworthy Circle'. Nothing can be seen of the cists today.
Nearby sites: SX58376570
142. Merrivale double row B (centre) Encircled Cairn and Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Walk: Merrivale Complex
OS Map: SX55437477
NMR record: SX 57 SE 12
PMD: Merrivale S row
Notes: Butler Merrivale double row 2, (centre) - Vol. 3. Map 44.8.1 (diagram p.27). Turner Merrivale (N) F20. Grinsell WALKHAMPTON 4.
Nearby sites: SX55437477
143. Royal Hill Summit Cist
OS Map: SX61297278
NMR record: SX 67 SW 191
PMD: Royal Hill Summit
Notes: Butler Royal Hill Summit Vol. 4. Map 65.2 (diagram Vol. 5. p.185). "The cairn 7.4m E to W, and 6.5m N to S, and about 0.5m high. It is turf covered, but the tops of three stones of an inner retaining circle are exposed to a height of 0.3m. The largest is 1.1m long and 0.2m thick ... The cist, oriented E to W is largely infilled; internally it measures 0.8m by 0.6m, and is 0.2m deep. The coverstone is missing as is the stone at the E end. The others take the form of irregular boulders rather than slabs"
Nearby sites: SX61297278
144. Aller Brook E Cist
OS Map: SX67807168
NMR record: SX 67 SE 274
PMD: Aller Brook E
Notes: Butler Vol. 4. Map 60.11 (diagram p.181). "only the four sides of the cist remain (1.0 x 0.5m), orientated WNW. Around it are two or three flat slabs of the retaining circle but the cover stone has gone as have all traces of the mound" (Butler p. 182).
Nearby sites: SX67807168
145. Holne Ridge N. Cist
OS Map: SX66647112
NMR record: SX 67 SE 110
PMD: Holne Ridge N
Notes: Butler Cist 3 Vol. 4. Map 60.26 (diagram p.195). "A probable but unusual cist is on steep well drained, NW facing slope. It utilizes the south east side of a massive slab, 1.6m long, 0.4m thick and 0.7m high, with smaller slabs 0.6m to 0.9m long and 0.2m thick, which barely project above ground level."
Nearby sites: SX66647112
146. Swincombe Ford Newtake 1 Cist
OS Map: SX63327298
NMR record: SX 67 SW 126
PMD: Swincombe Ford Newtake
Notes: Butler Vol. 4. Map 63.5 (diagram p.215). "A robbed cist within a cairn on a gently sloping NE-facing moorland hillside. A stoney cairn 6.0m N-S by 5.5m E-W and 0.3m high contains the cist, approximately 0.8m wide, 0.3m deep and of indeterminate length and orientation. The capstone, 1.4m by 1.3m largely obscures the cist, with only the ?NE end stone being visible."
Nearby sites: SX63327298
147. Black Down W. Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
OS Map: SX57409153
NMR record: SX 59 SE 81
PMD: Black Down
Notes: Butler Black Down W. Vol. 2. Map 42.6 (diagram Vol 5. p.58). "cairn containing a cist situated on Black Down 1.6 kilometres east of Higher Bowden. The cairn is 6 metres in diameter and 0.7 metres in height. The cist is 0.9 metres long with 2 edge slabs in the original position. Remains of a kerb are visible around the north west edge of the mound"
Nearby sites: SX57409153
148. Hemstone Rocks Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
OS Map: SX64868385
NMR record: SX 68 SW 26
PMD: Hemstone Rocks
Notes: Butler Hemstone Rocks N. 1 - Vol. 2. Map 35.7. Central cist. Turner D9. Next to Turner Platform Circle E12. Grinsell Lydford 17a.
Nearby sites: SX64868385
149. Goldsmith's Cross E.1. Cist
OS Map: SX61877040
NMR: No record found
PMD: Fox Tor Mires E
Notes: Butler Goldsmith's Cross E. 1. Vol. 4. Map 64.5 (Cairn 1 - diagram p.221). There is no NMR for this site. There is an HER entry MDV61775 which matches precisely with the OS reference given by Butler. Butler describes: "The mound 0.1m high at best surrounds a slightly wedge-shaped cist of which only the sides, one composed of two stones, and an end are visible. The missing slab is probably buried in place".
Nearby sites: SX61877040
150. Stonetor Brookhead E. Cist
OS Map: SX65288563
NMR record: SX 68 NE 75
PMD: Stonetor Brook Head
Notes: Butler Vol. 2. Map 37.2 (diagram Vol 5 p.201). "A mutilated cist situated amongst peat cuttings on the moderate W slope of shovel Down. Only the N endstone, 0.6m long, remains in situ on the edge of a hollow 1.1m N-S by 0.9m and 0.2m deep. An irregular slab 0.15m thick, probably the disturbed coverstone, lies propped up on the endstone. There is no trace of a covering cairn".
Nearby sites: SX65288563
151. Homerton Hill N. Cist
OS Map: SX56139065
NMR record: SX 59 SE 53
PMD: Homerton Hill
Notes: Butler Homerton Hill N. Vol. 2. Map 43.15 (diagram Vol. 5. p.177). "A small, disturbed cairn containing three edge set stones of a cist ... The turf covered cairn measures 3.5 x 3.1m and 0.3m max. height. The top and north side of the mound has been disturbed exposing the three in situ cist stones. The cist measures 0.8 x 0.6m and 0.3mdeep. It is now open to the north. A large stone lying flush with the ground lies immediately north east of the cairn and probably represents the missing endstone or the coverstone."
Nearby sites: SX56139065
152. Hickley Ridge Cist
OS Map: SX66596203
NMR record: SX 66 SE 182
PMD: Hickley Ridge W
Notes: Butler Hickley Ridge 3 Vol. 4. Map 56.14.4 (diagram Vol 5 p.176). "Cairn and cist on the East side of Brent Fore Hill. The cairn is 6.0m in diameter, merging into the slope of the hill and being about 0.5m high on the downslope side, which has a retaining kerb. There is a central cist of which two parallel slabs remain set on edge at the NW and SE sides. An upright stone 0.9m high is offset from the cist on the NW side."
Nearby sites: SX66596203
153. Teign-e-ver Cist
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Scorhill Stone Circle
OS Map: SX65498691
NMR: No record found
PMD: Teign-e-ver
Notes: Is this a cist? This was seen on a walk from Shovel Down pass Batworthy Corner to Scorhill via the Teign-e-ver bridge. Location was about 2/3 along the tree line before reaching Teign-e-ver bridge (about 10 yds from the wall and about 40-50 yds uphill from a gate). Revisited March 2012 - unlikely to be prehistoric as construction looks modern (historic period) and evidence of stone cutting marks on long slab.
Nearby sites: SX65498691