Royal Hill, South Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
Photo taken on 13-09-2014
OS Map: SX 62020 72091
OS Source: Google
HER record: 6309
Megalithic Portal: 34958
PMD: Royal Hill SE.
Alternate name: Royal Hill E.3
Short Name: CT RoyalHill 3
Butler map: 65.5.3
Dixon Cist #: 22
Grinsell: LYDFORD 88
Turner: E31
DPD page: 98
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cist Class: Yes
Cairn Class: Yes
Barrow Report: 27 47
Dimensions (m): 4.7 x 0.5 C
Lidar: SX62027209
Notes: "The cairn is 4.9m in diameter and 0.4m high with a flattish, platform, top. It is retained by a kerb of almost contiguous orthostats, the largest 1.1m long, 0.2m thick, and 0.6m high. A few are fallen or displaced. The central cist is oriented WNW to ESE, lacking both coverstone and N side slab. Internally it measures 1.35m by 0.75m by 0.55m deep." Lethbridge diagram p.97 Cist A, photo p.98. Butler Royal Hill E. 3 - Vol. 4. Map 65.5 (Cairn 3 - diagram p.233).
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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.
- Burnard, Robert, Notes on Dartmoor Kistvaens, T.D.A. Vol.22 pp.200-207 (1890)
- Worth, R. Hansford, Barrow Report 27, T.D.A. Vol.40 pp.84-85 (1908)
- Worth, R. Hansford, Barrow Report 47, T.D.A. Vol.60 pp.77-78 (1928)