Black Newtake (N) No. 1 Ring Setting Cairn and Cist
Photo taken on 15-05-2010
Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks: Dartmoor Site: Lakehead Hill
OS Map: SX 63919 76067
OS Source: Garmin
HER record: 5888
Megalithic Portal: 45738
PMD: Black Newtake N.
Alternate name: Bellever Tor 3
Short Name: CT BlackNew N1
Butler map: 27.20.3
Dixon Cist #: 78
Grinsell: LYDFORD 60
Turner: D5
DPD page: 119
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cist Class: Yes
Cairn Class: Yes
Barrow Report: 57
Dimensions (m): 8.0 x level C
Lidar: SX63927607
Notes: Further coverage on Lakehead Hill page. Lethbridge Cist 1 diagram p.119 and photo top p.119. Butler Bellever Tor (Cairn 3) - Vol. 2. Map 27.20.3 (diagram pp.52-3). Site revisited 04/09/23 and the site is very overgrown unlike in 2010. The exact location by Garmin is SX 63919 76067 now used on this record.
See also: Dartmoor Explorations: Antiquities of Black Newtake and Environs
Nearby sites: SX63927607
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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 57, T.D.A. Vol.70 pp.59-62 (1938)