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| HER Number: | MDV3503 |
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| Name: | CIST in the Parish of Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
Shavercombe, cist c on plan, near the stream. Good specimen, but cover stone missing. One sidestone markedly longer than the other. Measures 1.0m x 0.54m x 0.63m deep (worth). Vis=18/5/1950 (os). There is a retaining circle surrounding the cist of 4.0m diameter. Seven stones remain and all are fallen. Vis=8/6/1974 (grinsell). Cist placed se/nw, capstone missing. Vis=20/12/1978 (os). The remains of a cairn with a cist. The cairn is 5.2m diameter, 0.7m high, with the remains of a retaining circle. The cist is 1.1m by 0.6m, 0.6m deep with a stone floor. Vis=not visible 1946 raf verticals (rchm app 1985). Vis=estimated -/-/1990 (ancient monuments). Mound 5m diam, 0.4m high. Retaining kerb of at least 8 stones. Cist 1.6m long by 0.7m wide by 0.6m deep (am). Vis=ring setting 3.7m internal diam. Around central cist (turner).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 596 658 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/178
- Old SAM Ref: 10651
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CIST (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV153704.
Worth, r. H. /tda/65(1933)84 pl.8 fig.6-7/52nd report on barrows.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV153705.
Osa=sx56ne101/plan.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV153706.
Worth, r. H. /tda/69(1937)87 fig.9/56th report on barrows.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV153707.
Grinsell, l. V. /pdas/36(1978) p.163.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV153708.
Turner, j. R. /pdas/48(1990)72/d14.
Turner, J. R., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV37204.
Shavercombe, cist c on plan, near the stream. Good specimen, but cover stone missing. One sidestone markedly longer than the other. Measures 1.0m x 0.54m x 0.63m deep (worth). Vis=18/5/1950 (os). There is a retaining circle surrounding the cist of 4.0m diameter. Seven stones remain and all are fallen. Vis=8/6/1974 (grinsell). Cist placed se/nw, capstone missing. Vis=20/12/1978 (os). The remains of a cairn with a cist. The cairn is 5.2m diameter, 0.7m high, with the remains of a retaining circle. The cist is 1.1m by 0.6m, 0.6m deep with a stone floor. Vis=not visible 1946 raf verticals (rchm app 1985). Vis=estimated -/-/1990 (ancient monuments). Mound 5m diam, 0.4m high. Retaining kerb of at least 8 stones. Cist 1.6m long by 0.7m wide by 0.6m deep (am). Vis=ring setting 3.7m internal diam. Around central cist (turner).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV153704 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV153705 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV153706 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV153707 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV153708 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV37204 | Migrated Record: Turner, J. R.. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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