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Summary

The site of a possible cist lies on the lower south-western flank of Eylesbarrow immediately east of the site of Eylesbarrow Mine.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1021055: Eylesbarrow Tin Mine and associated remains

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX56NE228
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1241425

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CIST (Early Bronze Age to Roman - 2200 BC to 409 AD? (Between))

Full description

Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S., 1999, Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon (Report - Survey). SDV346268.

(05/08/1999) SX 59406820. The site of a possible cist lies on the lower SW flank of Eylesbarrow some 400m W of Eylesbarrow Mine.
The feature is marked by a single upright slab 1.1m long 0.2m wide and 0.3m high resembling a sidestone adjacent to a second slab 1.4m long and 0.9m wide perhaps representing the coverstone.
Both stones are earthfast and are surrounded by a cluster of smaller stones which could represent the remains of a cairn.
The area surrounding these stones has been disturbed by later tin extraction activity and it is also possible that they are products of this activity.

Wessex Archaeology, 2002, Cramber Tor Training Area Rapid Condition Survey, WA009 (Report - Survey). SDV354588.

Cramber Tor Survey 2002, Site WA009.

Newman, P., 2006, Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation (Report - Survey). SDV233640.

(01/08/2006) As described in 1999.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4966 - Survey of Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor. The Eylesbarrow archaeological landscape
• EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)
• EDV6034 - Monument Condition Survey in Cramber Tor Training Area
• EDV6152 - Follow-up Works to Threatened Sites in the Cramber Tor Training Area
• EDV6153 - Monument Baseline Condition Survey in the Cramber Tor Training Area
• EDV6239 - Eylesbarrow (Ailsborough) Tin Mine
• EDV7382 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
• EDV8711 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area

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