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<< Our Photo Pages >> Leather Tor - Cist in England in Devon

Submitted by ChasDrown on Tuesday, 06 August 2013  Page Views: 2674

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Leather Tor Alternative Name: Grinsell Walkhampton 25; Turner E20; Dixon 61; Bulter Leather Tor S (V3 45.17); Cross Gate Cairn
Country: England County: Devon Type: Cist
Nearest Town: Tavistock  Nearest Village: Sheepstor
Map Ref: SX5631869522
Latitude: 50.507815N  Longitude: 4.027655W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Catrinm visited - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Right on the footpath and now surrounded by a fence with gate. Can't miss it

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Leather Tor
Leather Tor submitted by ChasDrown : Cairn and Cist on southern slopes of Leather Tor, Dartmoor. SX56313 69532 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Situated on the southern slopes of Leather Tor, a Cairn and Cist, next to a track off of a minor road at Cross Gate near Burrator Reservoir.

Update November 2019: This cairn is featured on the Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks (PDW) website - see their entry for the Leather Tor Platform Cairn Circle and Cist, which tells us this is: "A cist, consisting of two side stones and an end stone, contained within a barrow surrounded by a 16ft 6 ins diameter kerb circle".

The cairn and cist are also recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 438516, as MDV3434 (Cairn and Cist 190 metres east of Cross Gate, Walkhampton) on the Devon and Dartmoor HER, and scheduled as Historic England List Entry No. 1008652 (Round cairn 190m east of Cross Gate).
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Leather Tor
Leather Tor submitted by Bladup : Leather Tor cairn and cist, It now has a fence around it. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Leather Tor
Leather Tor submitted by Bladup : Leather Tor cairn and cist. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Leather Tor
Leather Tor submitted by Bladup : The cross at cross gate just down the track West of Leather Tor cairn and cist. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Leather Tor
Leather Tor submitted by Bladup : Leather Tor cairn and cist. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Leather Tor
Leather Tor submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 961m NE 36° Stan Lake Platform Cairn Circle Cairn (SX56917028)
 1.3km NNW 336° Sharpitor cairn circle* Cairn (SX5583870678)
 1.3km NNW 328° Sharpitor NW single row* Stone Row / Alignment (SX5567170601)
 1.3km NNW 328° Sharpitor NW double row* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SX5566570617)
 1.3km N 350° Sharpitor NE* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SX5613670785)
 1.3km N 2° Sharpitor NE (2) Stone Row / Alignment (SX564708)
 1.3km N 3° Stanlake Cist* Cist (SX5641670852)
 1.7km E 96° Down Tor Cist* Cist (SX58046929)
 1.8km NW 313° Sharpitor W* Stone Row / Alignment (SX5505870748)
 1.8km NW 313° Sharpitor W Terminal Cairn* Cairn (SX5505670751)
 1.8km NNE 23° Stanlake Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX57057115)
 1.8km NNW 349° Leeden Hill* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX56017128)
 1.9km S 189° Roman Cross (Sheepstor)* Ancient Cross (SX5595967653)
 1.9km S 186° St Leonard's Well (Sheepstor)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SX5607467630)
 2.0km N 4° Leeden Tor* Stone Row / Alignment (SX5652271474)
 2.0km NNE 18° Black Tor Stone Row Cairns (Stanlake)* Cairn (SX5699071370)
 2.0km SE 144° Yellowmead row* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SX5748267842)
 2.0km SE 144° Yellowmead* Stone Circle (SX57486784)
 2.1km SE 142° Yellowmead cairn* Cairn (SX5753167863)
 2.1km E 87° Down Tor North East (Western)* Cairn (SX5838669565)
 2.1km E 87° Down Tor North East (Northern)* Cairn (SX5838869568)
 2.1km E 87° Down Tor North East (Eastern)* Cairn (SX5839769562)
 2.1km SE 125° Outholme Newtake* Cist (SX57996827)
 2.1km NNE 20° Black Tor (Meavy)* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SX5710271463)
 2.1km ESE 103° Down Tor Circular Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX5840069000)
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