Blakey Tor (E) Cist

Photo taken on 13-09-2014

OS Map: SX 61312 73558
OS Source: Google
HER record: 6245
Megalithic Portal: 28869
PMD: Blakey Tor E.
Alternate name: Blakey Tor E.
Short Name: CT BlakeyTor E
Butler map: 65.4
Dixon Cist #: 30
Grinsell: LYDFORD 85
DPD page: 102
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cist Class: Yes
Cairn Class: Yes
Barrow Report: 31 47
Dimensions (m): 4.0 x 0.2 C
Lidar: SX61317356
Notes: "A reed-filled cist is set well into the cairn on a NNW-SSE axis. The intact chamber measures internally 0.95m long, a maximum 0.65m wide and 0.45m deep; the longest side slab is 1.4m by 0.3m by 0.45m and largest end slab 0.55m by 0.2m by 0.4m. The coverstone against the NW side of the cist is roughly oval in shape and measures 1.7m by 1.3m and a maximum 0.25m thick." Lethbridge diagram p.102 Cist(B), photo p.102. Butler Vol. 4. Map 65.4 (diagram p.232).
Nearby sites: SX61317356

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.

• Prowse, Arthur B., The Antiquities of Ockery and Roundhill, T.D.A. Vol.33 pp.495-499 (1901)
• Worth, R. Hansford, Barrow Report 31, T.D.A. Vol.44 pp.83-5 (1912)
• Worth, R. Hansford, Barrow Report 47, T.D.A. Vol.60 pp.77-78 (1928)