Winter Tor Cist
Photo taken on 04-09-2016
OS Map: SX 61112 91352
OS Source: Google
HER record: 6881
Megalithic Portal: 45779
PMD: Winter Tor
Alternate name: Higher Tor S.1
Short Name: CT WinterTor
Butler map: 40.15
Butler Vol 5: p.169 & Fig.108
Dixon Cist #: 121
Grinsell: LYDFORD 1
Exist: Yes
Record: Unique
Record Source: Butler
Cist Class: Yes
Cairn Class: Yes
Dimensions (m): 8.5 x 1.0 C
Lidar: SX61119135
Notes: [Formerly listed as Higher Tor (S), renamed after PMD] Butler Higher Tor (S) Vol. 2. Map 40.15. (diagram Vol. 5. p.169).
Nearby sites: SX61119135
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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)
- Crossing, William, Guide to Dartmoor, (2001)
- Prowse, Arthur B., Notes on the Neighbourhood of Taw Marsh, North Dartmoor, T.D.A. Vol.22 pp.185-199 (1890)