Archerton Tennis Ground Platform Cairn Circle and Cist
Photo taken on 05-09-2019
OS Map: SX 63852 78872
OS Source: Google
HER record: 5839
Megalithic Portal: 37599
PMD: Archerton Tennis Court
Alternate name: Archerton
Short Name: CT Arch Tennis
Butler map: 27.18
Dixon Cist #: 74
Grinsell: LYDFORD 45
Turner: E49
DPD page: 114
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cist Class: Yes
Cairn Class: Yes
Barrow Report: 57
Dimensions (m): 0.95 x 0.85 C
Lidar: SX63857887
Notes: Lethbridge diagram p.112, photo top p.114. Butler Archerton - Vol. 2. Map 27.18.
Nearby sites: SX63857887
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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)
- Burnard, Robert, Early Man, The Victoria History of the County of Devon: v. 1 (1906)
- Prowse, Arthur B., The Ancient Metropolis of Dartmoor, T.D.A. Vol.23 pp.307-14 (1891)
- Rowe, Samuel, A Perambulation of Dartmoor (3rd Edition), (1896)
- Worth, R. Hansford, Barrow Report 57, T.D.A. Vol.70 pp.59-62 (1938)