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HER Number: | MDV6422 |
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Name: | Alleged cist south-east of Yartor Down |
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Summary
Possible site of a Prehistoric cist to the south-east of Yartor Down recorded by Worth (1948). Siting not confirmed and Ordnance Survey visit in 1980 could not find any cist here.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 682 732 |
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Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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District | Teignbridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Dartmeet Parallel Reave System. Earthworks of an extensive area of prehistoric remains including complex field system, numerous hut circles, enclosures and cairns, overlain by medieval remains including Vaghill Warren, farmsteads and a large field syste
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SE25
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 442928
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/198
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX67SE25
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CIST? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1948/1980, SX67SE25 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV347123.
Site of cist (SX 68287329) suggested in a letter from R H Worth in 1948. Not shown on any mapping.
(20/05/1980) Site visited. There is nothing resembling a cist in the small, cleared, level field in which Worth's siting occurs.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV347123 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1948/1980. SX67SE25. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV6462 | Related to: Hut circle 460 metres north-west of Sharp Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8296 - Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project
Date Last Edited: | Mar 3 2022 11:17AM |
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