Lakehead Newtake Cist
Photo taken on 22-07-2019
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Lakehead Hill
OS Map: SX 64677 78385
OS Source: Garmin
HER record: 5955
Megalithic Portal: 45734
PMD: Lakehead Hill NE.
Alternate name: Lakehead Hill 9
Short Name: CT Lakehead 9
Butler map: 27.19.9
Butler Vol 5: p.60 & Fig.40
Dixon Cist #: 67
Grinsell: LYDFORD 51
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cist Class: Yes
Cairn Class: Yes
Barrow Report: 55
Dimensions (m): 1.3 x 0.2 ? C
Lidar: SX64687839
Notes: Butler Lakehead Hill - Vol. 2. Map 27.19.9 (diagrams pp.48-52). Further coverage on Lakehead Hill page.
Nearby sites: SX64687839
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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.
- Prowse, Arthur B., The Ancient Metropolis of Dartmoor, T.D.A. Vol.23 pp.307-14 (1891)
- Worth, R. Hansford, Barrow Report 55, T.D.A. Vol.68 pp.49-50 (1936)