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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Hentor 1 Alternative Name: Butler Hen Tor 1; Hen Tor Warren 1; Lethbridge Shavercombe Cist FCountry: England County: Devon Type: Cist
Nearest Town: Princetown / Ivybridge Nearest Village: Sheepstor / Lee Moor
Map Ref: SX59256572
Latitude: 50.474357N Longitude: 3.9849W
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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Cairn with cist in Devon
Information about the Hentor 1 Cist comes from Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks (PDW) website. Their notes tell us this site comprises: "a low earthen barrow or cairn with cist. The barrow is 4m by 3.5m and 0.6m high. The centrally placed cist is 1.2m by 0.75m. internally and 0.2m deep. Three side stones visible, with the cist aligned north-east/south-west, but no coverstone. The overall condition is fair".
The PDW web page gives links to further information on Pastscape, Monument Number 438944, which adds that the site is "on a west facing slope to the north of Hen Tor at 357.0 metres OD."
The Heritage Gateway for Devon & Dartmoor HER number MDV55317 (CAIRN in the Parish of Shaugh Prior) dates the cairn to the Bronze Age (2200BC to 701BC). The cairn is also scheduled as Historic England List ID 1014468 (Cairn and cist 425m north of Hen Tor).
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