Monument Number 438565 |
Hob Uid: 438565 | |
Location : Devon West Devon Sheepstor |
Grid Ref : SX5915067210 |
Summary : A fine though disturbed cairn with a central cist located at SX59156721. The cairn is 12.3m in diameter and on average 0.7m high (1.1m high on the downslope side). The cist measures 0.8m by 0.7m internally and is 0.85m deep; its large capstone, up-ended and partially buried, is 1.9m by 0.9m. |
More information : (SX 59156721) Cist (NR). (1) Remains of a cist consisting of two side stones and a displaced cover stone (Plan). The cist stands in a 35ft diameter barrow formed mainly of stone. Excavations in 1899/1900 revealed no additional information. Finds nearby of flint chips, flakes and core fragments "are not uncommon". (2) On a west-facing slope at 340.0m OD is turf-covered cairn containing a central cist with the endstones, sidestones and capstone all intact and in good condition. The cist is orientated west north west - east south east and is fully exposed. The diameter of the cairn is 12.0m and its height 1.1m; it is slightly mutilated on the north and east. Surveyed at 1:10 000 on PFD. (3)
A fine though disturbed cairn with a central cist. The cairn is 12.3m in diameter and on average 0.7m high (1.1m high on the downslope side). The cist measures 0.8m by 0.7m internally and is 0.85m deep; its large capstone, up-ended and partially buried, is 1.9m by 0.9m. (4) |