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<< Our Photo Pages >> Archerton Tennis Court cist - Cist in England in Devon

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Archerton Tennis Court cist Alternative Name: Archerton Kistvaen
Country: England County: Devon Type: Cist
Nearest Town: Tavistock  Nearest Village: Postbridge
Map Ref: SX63847886
Latitude: 50.593543N  Longitude: 3.925057W
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.
no data 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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Archerton Tennis Court cist
Archerton Tennis Court cist submitted by Bladup : Archerton cist. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cist in Devon

A Bronze Age cist of four large granite slabs. For more information see Pastscape monument no. 442536.

This cairn is also featured on the Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks (PDW) website - see their entry for Archerton Tennis Ground Platform Cairn Circle and Cist. PDW also gives a link to the Devon & Dartmoor HER for more information.

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Archerton Tennis Court cist
Archerton Tennis Court cist submitted by Bladup : Archerton cist. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Archerton Tennis Court cist
Archerton Tennis Court cist submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

Archerton Tennis Court cist
Archerton Tennis Court cist submitted by Bladup (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SX6378 : Moorland at Gawler Newtake (3) by MrC
by MrC
©2009(licence)
SX6478 : Grazing land near Postbridge by Jonathan Thacker
by Jonathan Thacker
©2022(licence)
SX6379 : Moorland edge, Archerton by Derek Harper
by Derek Harper
©2009(licence)
SX6478 : Postbridge from Hartland Tor by Paul Lang
by Paul Lang
©2011(licence)
SX6378 : Arch Tor - Dartmoor by Richard Knights
by Richard Knights
©2005(licence)

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 266m ESE 102° Archerton Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX6410078800)
 474m NW 313° Chittaford Down cairn circle and cist* Cist (SX6350179193)
 592m ENE 64° Archerton Newtake Cist* Cist (SX6438179105)
 622m NNW 344° Chittaford Down Platform Cairn Circle and Cist* Cairn (SX6368779463)
 791m N 8° Roundy Park settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX63977964)
 793m E 90° National Park Visitors Centre Postbridge* Museum (SX6463578836)
 813m N 4° Roundy Park Cairn* Cairn (SX6392079669)
 923m SE 140° Kraps Ring* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX64427814)
 965m ESE 118° Lakehead Newtake Cist* Cairn (SX64687838)
 1.1km NE 54° Ringhill Stone Row / Alignment (SX64737948)
 1.1km W 265° Hollowcome Cairn and Cist* Cist (SX62757879)
 1.1km NNW 343° Broadun Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX6354179928)
 1.1km W 260° Hollowcombe Cairns* Barrow Cemetery (SX627787)
 1.2km SSE 153° Lakehead Cairn Circle 1* Ring Cairn (SX6435677766)
 1.2km SSW 212° Arch Tor* Cairn (SX63167784)
 1.2km SSE 159° Lakehead Hill 2* Cist (SX6425077696)
 1.3km SSE 155° Lakehead Hill W* Stone Row / Alignment (SX6437977653)
 1.3km N 352° Broadun Ring* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX6369980178)
 1.4km ENE 73° Maggie Cross* Ancient Cross (SX6516679216)
 1.4km SSE 155° Lakehead Hill* Stone Row / Alignment (SX644776)
 1.4km SSE 151° Lakehead Hill E* Stone Row / Alignment (SX6449577603)
 1.5km SSE 158° Lakehead Hill 5* Stone Circle (SX6434677486)
 1.5km SSE 158° Lakehead Hill 6* Cairn (SX6435877467)
 1.6km SW 231° Stennan Hill 1* Cairn (SX6257377905)
 1.6km SSE 166° Lakehead Hill South West Stone Row / Alignment (SX64187730)
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