Archerton Tennis Ground Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
Photo taken on 05-09-2019
Plan by RHW. Barrow Report 57. TDA Vol.70 1938
Database entries
OS Map: SX 63852 78872
OS Source: Google
Butler OS: SX63857886
HER: MDV5839
Megalithic Portal: 37599
PMD: Archerton Tennis Court
Alternate name: Archerton
Short Name: CT Arch Tennis
Butler map: 27.18
Dixon Cist #: 74
Grinsell: LYDFORD 45
Turner: E49
DPD page: 114
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Hut Class: No
Cist Class: Yes
Cairn Class: Yes
Barrow Report: 57
Dimensions (m): 0.95 x 0.85 C
Lidar: SX 63852 78872
Guide Map: 28
Nearest Bus Stop: Postbridge Post Office (1.2 km) [Route: 98,171]
Nearby sites: SX 63852 78872
Notes
Lethbridge diagram p.112, photo top p.114. Butler Archerton - Vol. 2. Map 27.18. Breton p.37 Its four sides are complete, the capstone is partially buried; it stands on a slight mound and has been enclosed by a circle of small stones which are nearly buried under the turf.References
These are selected references with an emphasis on out of copyright sources linked as PDFs. For more detailed references try any linked HER or PMD record above.
- Breton, Henry Hugh, The Heart of Dartmoor, (1926)
- Burnard, Robert, Notes on Dartmoor Kistvaens, T.D.A. Vol.22 pp.200-207 (1890)
- Burnard, Robert, Early Man, The Victoria History of the County of Devon: v. 1 (1906)
- Butler, Jeremy, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities, vol.2: The North, (1991)
- Grinsell, L.V., Dartmoor Barrows, Devon Archaeological Society Proceedings No.36 (1978)
- Prowse, Arthur B., The Ancient Metropolis of Dartmoor, T.D.A. Vol.23 pp.307-14 (1891)
- Rowe, Samuel, A Perambulation of Dartmoor (3rd Edition), (1896)
- Turner, J.R., Ring Cairns, stone circles and related monuments on Dartmoor, D.A.S.P. No.48 pp.27-86 (1990)
- Worth, R. Hansford, Barrow Report 57, T.D.A. Vol.70 pp.59-62 (1938)