Meacombe Cist
Photo taken on 01-09-2017
Plan by RHW. Barrow Report 49. TDA Vol.62 1930
Database entries
OS Map: SX 72500 86909
OS Source: Garmin
HER: MDV8231
Megalithic Portal: 10518
PMD: Meacombe Chambered Cairn
Alternate name: Meacombe
Short Name: CT Meacombe
Butler Vol 5: p.155 & Fig.94
Dixon Cist #: 46
Grinsell: List A CHAGFORD 1
DPD page: 148
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cist Class: Yes
Cairn Class: Yes
Barrow Report: 49
Dimensions (m): 1.37 x 1.1 C
Lidar: SX 72500 86909
Nearest Bus Stop: Batworthy Miniature Pony Centre (2.3 km) [Route: 171]
Nearby sites: SX 72500 86909
Notes
Sometimes referred to as a chambered tomb due to the enormous size of the cover slab but it is more likey a cist. Butler Meacombe Cist Vol. 5. (diagram p.155).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.5: The Second Millennium B.C., (1997)
- Grinsell, L.V., Dartmoor Barrows, Devon Archaeological Society Proceedings No.36 (1978)
- Worth, R. Hansford, Barrow Report 49, T.D.A. Vol.62 pp.121-122 (1930)
- Worth, R. Hansford, Stray notes on the Teign Valley, T.D.A Vol.78 pp.161-170 (1946)