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<< Our Photo Pages >> Stanlake Cist - Cist in England in Devon

Submitted by Anne T on Saturday, 15 October 2016  Page Views: 1216

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Stanlake Cist Alternative Name: Grinsell Walkhampton 23; Dixon 92; Butler Leeden Tor S2 (V3 45.13)
Country: England County: Devon Type: Cist
Nearest Town: Princetown  Nearest Village: Dousland
Map Ref: SX5641670852
Latitude: 50.519792N  Longitude: 4.026786W
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
no data 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.
no data 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
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Stanlake Cist
Stanlake Cist submitted by Bladup : Stanlake Cairn and Cist [SX56427085]. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairns and cist in Devon

This site, Stanlake Cist, is featured on the Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks (PDW) website. Also see their page for the Sharpitor area Stone Rows and Cists

Pastscape Monument Number 440155 describes this site as including two cairns and a short stone row. The first cairn and cist at SX 5642 7085 [this cairn], the second at SX 5644 7083. "The upper cairn is in poor shape with little more than half the mound in situ around the central cist. The surviving stones of the outer ring are now flat; the coverstone and southern end slab of the cist have gone. The lower cairn is well defined with much of its structure intact despite the presence of a central shallow pit. OS mapping indicates the presence of a short stone row extending from the south-east side of this lower cairn. This area is now hidden by bramble and gorse vegetation, therefore interpretation is difficult however it appears that at least some of the visible stones here lie in a slight gully- part of the natural rock sub-strata exposed by water erosion."

This cairn is also recorded as MDV3746 (Round cairn 690 metres north-east of Sharpitor summit) on the Devon and Dartmoor HER, and scheduled as Historic England List Entry No. 1007430 (Round cairn 690m north-east of Sharpitor summit).

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Stanlake Cist
Stanlake Cist submitted by SandyG : Second cairn at SX 5645 7083 on a foggy day. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stanlake Cist
Stanlake Cist submitted by SandyG : View from south west (Scale 1m). This photograph was taken on a sunny day whilst the other two were taken on a very foggy day. There is a huge difference. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stanlake Cist
Stanlake Cist submitted by SandyG : View from south west (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stanlake Cist
Stanlake Cist submitted by SandyG : View from south (Scale 1m). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stanlake Cist
Stanlake Cist submitted by Bladup : Stanlake Cairn and Cist [SX56427085]. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stanlake Cist
Stanlake Cist submitted by Bladup

Stanlake Cist
Stanlake Cist submitted by Bladup : Stanlake Cairn [SX56447083] and Sharpitor.

Stanlake Cist
Stanlake Cist submitted by Bladup : Stanlake Cairn [SX56447083], I couldn't see any row though.

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 54m SSW 195° Sharpitor NE (2) Stone Row / Alignment (SX564708)
 287m WSW 255° Sharpitor NE* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SX5613670785)
 589m NW 315° Leeden Hill* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX56017128)
 602m WSW 252° Sharpitor cairn circle* Cairn (SX5583870678)
 631m N 8° Leeden Tor* Stone Row / Alignment (SX5652271474)
 699m ENE 63° Stanlake Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX57057115)
 755m SE 138° Stan Lake Platform Cairn Circle Cairn (SX56917028)
 772m NE 46° Black Tor Stone Row Cairns (Stanlake)* Cairn (SX5699071370)
 784m WSW 250° Sharpitor NW single row* Stone Row / Alignment (SX5567170601)
 785m WSW 251° Sharpitor NW double row* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SX5566570617)
 917m NE 47° Black Tor (Meavy)* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SX5710271463)
 1.3km S 183° Leather Tor* Cist (SX5631869522)
 1.3km NNW 335° Ingra Tor Cist* Cairn (SX5587272083)
 1.4km W 264° Sharpitor W* Stone Row / Alignment (SX5505870748)
 1.4km W 264° Sharpitor W Terminal Cairn* Cairn (SX5505670751)
 1.4km ENE 62° Raddick Hill North* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX57657147)
 1.4km NW 312° Routrundle North* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX55387185)
 1.5km NW 305° Routrundle South* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX55257172)
 1.5km NE 54° Hart Tor north rows* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SX57637169)
 1.5km NE 55° Hart Tor south row* Stone Row / Alignment (SX57687168)
 1.5km ENE 77° Raddick Hill Cist* Cist (SX57937116)
 1.5km NE 55° Hart Tor North circle* Stone Circle (SX57717171)
 1.6km NE 55° Hart Tor South Terminal Cairn* Cairn (SX57727170)
 2.0km ESE 102° Crazy Well Cross* Ancient Cross (SX58387039)
 2.0km N 8° Walkhampton Enclosed Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX56747286)
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