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Summary

Vis=18/7/1950 (os) kistvaen, remains of. Only the north east sidestone, which is 1.2m long and the north west endstone which is 0.5m long remain in position. The endstone leans slightly inwards. Top of sidestone is 0.4m above ground level. The depth of the kist is unknown. A possible coverstone lies 2.0m due south of the kist. The kistvaen is contained in a turf covered cairn 4.6m in diameter and approx.0.3m high. The kistvaen was found during routine perambulation. Vis=15/8/1979 (os). As above. Vis=14/9/1975 (grinsell) cairn enclosing cist placed sse/nnw; only nw and ne slabs remain. Diameter 4.5m, height 0.3m. Vis=not visible raf verticals (rchm app 1985). Vis=estimated -/-/1993 (gerrard) round cairn mound measures 7m in diam and stands up to 0.4m high. Towards the w side of the mound two slabs of stone set on edge, represent a cist. The side stone measures 1.2m long, 0.4m deep and 0.23m thick and the edge stone measures 0.5m long, 0.5m deep and 0.2m thick. The other sides are not visible and may have been removed when this cairn was robbed (mpp).

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1008711: An enclosed stone hut circle settlement, three round cairns and a length of reave 650m WSW of Ger Tor

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/35
• Old SAM Ref: 22248

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
• CIST (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Unknown, MIGRATED RECORD - MONUMENT PROTECTION PROGRAMME DATA (Migrated Record). SDV331.

Vis=18/7/1950 (os) kistvaen, remains of. Only the north east sidestone, which is 1.2m long and the north west endstone which is 0.5m long remain in position. The endstone leans slightly inwards. Top of sidestone is 0.4m above ground level. The depth of the kist is unknown. A possible coverstone lies 2.0m due south of the kist. The kistvaen is contained in a turf covered cairn 4.6m in diameter and approx.0.3m high. The kistvaen was found during routine perambulation. Vis=15/8/1979 (os). As above. Vis=14/9/1975 (grinsell) cairn enclosing cist placed sse/nnw; only nw and ne slabs remain. Diameter 4.5m, height 0.3m. Vis=not visible raf verticals (rchm app 1985). Vis=estimated -/-/1993 (gerrard) round cairn mound measures 7m in diam and stands up to 0.4m high. Towards the w side of the mound two slabs of stone set on edge, represent a cist. The side stone measures 1.2m long, 0.4m deep and 0.23m thick and the edge stone measures 0.5m long, 0.5m deep and 0.2m thick. The other sides are not visible and may have been removed when this cairn was robbed (mpp).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV215579.

Osa=sx58sw17.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV215580.

Grinsell, l. V. /pdas/36(1978)159.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV215581.

Des=mpp/130623.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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