Legis Tor, West Platform Cairn Circle and Cist

Photo taken on 05-06-2016

OS Map: SX 57394 65481
OS Source: Google
HER record: 3365
Megalithic Portal: 34130
PMD: Legis Tor W.
Alternate name: Legis Tor E.2
Short Name: CT Legis Tor W
Butler map: 49.2.2
Dixon Cist #: 10
Grinsell: SHEEPSTOR 22
Turner: E43
DPD page: 37
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cist Class: Yes
Cairn Class: Yes
Barrow Report: 12 20
Dimensions (m): 4.0 x 0.3 C
Lidar: SX57396548
Notes: Lethbridge p.37 Cist A. The photo is thought to be the capstone of this cist. Butler Legis Tor E. 2 - Vol. 3. Map 49.2 (diagram p.114).
Nearby sites: SX57396548

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.

• Newman, Phil, Ringmoor Down Premier Archaeological Landscape - A new survey , Southwest Landscape Investigations (2022)
• Worth, R. Hansford, The Moorland Plym, T.P.I. Vol.10 Part 3 p.294 (1890)
• Worth, R. Hansford, Barrow Report 20, T.D.A. Vol.33 pp.104- 146 (1901)
• Worth, R. Hansford, Barrow Report 51, T.D.A. Vol.64 pp.115-18 (1932)
• Worth, R.N., Barrow Report 12, T.D.A. Vol.22 pp.49-52 (1890)