Haytor Chambered Tomb
Photo taken on 26-05-2021
OS Map: SX 75766 76409
OS Source: Garmin
HER record: 61778
Alternate name: Haytor
Short Name: CN Haytor Ch1
Butler map: 1.f
Butler Vol 5: p.158 & Fig.97
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): c.3.0 x 1.4 wide
Lidar: SX75777641
Notes: Haytor chambered tomb to the west of the Haytor track. Circular mound circa 4 metres diameter surrounds a rectangular chamber, circa 3 metres by 1.4 metres, tapering slightly towards one end, partially filled with soil. One of pair of larger slabs at entrance on downhill edge of mound has collapsed inwards, the other stands c irca 1 metre above interior. Most of slabs forming sides of chamber appear in place but capstones have been removed. Entrance oriented south of east.
Nearby sites: SX75777641
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References
These are selected references with an emphasis on out of copyright sources linked as PDFs. For more detailed references try any linked HER record. For some records there are very good resources on the Prehistoric Monuments of Dartmoor (PMD) website by Bill Radcliffe. Barrow reports are linked above as are references to Butler, Grinsell and Turner.
- Fleming, Andrew, The prehistoric landscape of Dartmoor Part 1: South Dartmoor , Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society , Volume 44 , pp. 97 - 12 (1978)
- Fleming, Andrew, The Prehistoric Landscape of Dartmoor Part 2: North and East Dartmoor , Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society , Volume 49 , Issue 1 , pp. 195 - 241 (1983)