<< Our Photo Pages >> Down Tor North East (Western) - Cairn in England in Devon
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Down Tor North East (Western) Alternative Name: Hingston Hill N2; Grinsell Walkhampton 27; Dixon 107Country: England County: Devon Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Princetown Nearest Village: Sheepstor
Map Ref: SX5838669565
Latitude: 50.508706N Longitude: 3.998527W
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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Information for this cist comes from the Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks (PDW) website - see their entry for the Down Tor N.E. (Western) Platform Cairn Circle and Cist, which includes a description, a photograph and links to further information.
This cist is also recorded as part of Pastscape, Monument Number 438861, which tells us this cairn: "(is) standing in the remains of a barrow and retaining circle some 14 ft. in diameter and complete except for the coverstone. The western sidestone is leaning outwards; the eastern is 46 in. long. The average dimensions are: length, 35 in; depth,29 in; original width, between 15 and 21 in. Direction of length, N. 1 1/2 deg W.
The Heritage Gateway for Devon & Dartmoor includes a separate record for this cairn and cist; see HER number MDV3497 (Western of Three Round Cairns 370m east-north-east of Down Tor, Walkhampton).
The cairn and cist is also scheduled as part of Historic England List ID 1010782 (Three round cairns 370m ENE of Down Tor).
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