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Legis Tor Ossuary

Legis Tor Ossuary

Photo taken on 07-05-2018

Database entries

OS Map: SX 57573 65470
OS Source: Garmin
Megalithic Portal: 45857
Short Name: OS LegisTor
DPD page: 37
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Lethbridge
Cist Class: Maybe
Cairn Class: Maybe
Lidar: SX 57573 65470
Nearby sites: SX 57573 65470

Notes

An intriguing structure consisting of two very large parallel slabs on Legis Tor. Site discovered by Lethbridge who suggests it might be an ossuary. This is quite clearly a man made structure. The two very large parallel slabs look very much like they are an artificial construction rather than natural. One end has a clearly built up wall to form a structure. There is one larger end slab, very small in comparison to the side slabs - but it rests on a bunch of other slabs that look very much like they have been artificially placed. This is undoubtedly a prehistoric construction - a large cist or "ossuary" (receptacle for burials or cremations - a sort of tomb). No entries in HER or NMR. see Lethbridge p.37 diagram and photo.

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