<< Our Photo Pages >> Legis Tor Cairns - Cist in England in Devon
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Legis Tor Cairns Alternative Name: Legis Tor W Legis Tor E2; Grinsell Sheepstor 22; Dixon 10; Turner E43; Butler Legis Tor E (V3 49.2)Country: England County: Devon Type: Cist
Map Ref: SX57396548
Latitude: 50.471750N Longitude: 4.011004W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Catrinm visited on 16th Jan 2022 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Found on way to Ringmoor down - Clear 2 sided cist
Catrinm visited on 15th Jan 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3
TheCaptain have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 3.5
Cairn 2 for which the grid ref is given, is the only one I visited and has its cist still well defined by the two side stones; its capstone offset to the south, and much of its encircling kerb still present.
Cairn 1 is the furthest to the east, and has only one side and one end of the cist remaining in place, with the other stones fallen and moved.
Update November 2019: This cairn, the same as thecaptain's cairn 2 at SX 57394 65481, is featured on the Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks (PDW) website - see their entry for the Legis Tor, West Platform Cairn Circle and Cist.
This cairn is also recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 438692, and as MDV3354 (Cairn in the parish of Sheepstor) on the Devon and Dartmoor HER.
Both cairns are scheduled as part of Historic England List Entry No. 1019876 (Prehistoric settlement, three round cairns and a post-medieval rabbit warren at Legis Tor).
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