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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Archerton Tennis Court cist Alternative Name: Archerton KistvaenCountry: England County: Devon Type: Cist
Nearest Town: Tavistock Nearest Village: Postbridge
Map Ref: SX63847886
Latitude: 50.593543N Longitude: 3.925057W
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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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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