Legis Tor, West Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
Photo taken on 05-06-2016
Photo by RHW. Barrow Report 51. Plan Barrow Report 20. TDA Vol.64 1932
Database entries
OS Map: SX 57394 65481
OS Source: Google
HER: MDV3365
Megalithic Portal: 34130
PMD: Legis Tor W.
Alternate name: Legis Tor E.2
Short Name: CT LegisTor E2
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 51
Dimensions (m): 4.0 x 0.3 C
Lidar: SX 57394 65481
Guide Map: 47
Nearest Bus Stop: Meavy Primary School (4.4 km) [Route: 56]
Nearby sites: SX 57394 65481
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).References
These are selected references with an emphasis on out of copyright sources linked as PDFs. For more detailed references try any linked HER or PMD record above.
- Butler, Jeremy, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities, vol.3: The South-West, (1994)
- Grinsell, L.V., Dartmoor Barrows, Devon Archaeological Society Proceedings No.36 (1978)
- Newman, Phil, Ringmoor Down Premier Archaeological Landscape - A new survey , Southwest Landscape Investigations (2022)
- Turner, J.R., Ring Cairns, stone circles and related monuments on Dartmoor, D.A.S.P. No.48 pp.27-86 (1990)
- 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)