Comments I wrote on Facebook on 15/10/16:
Popped up to Fernworthy reservoir today. Interesting to see the old bridge, the clapper bridge and a collection of hut circles revealed by the very low water levels. I managed to mess up with my camera - the battery was dead so I was unable to take any photos.
A number of people have reported a cist being revealed and I took a look. I did get an accurate GPS location - SX 66184 83891. It had been raining heavily and it was slippery and a bit boggy which made it almost impossible to walk around it. However, I got a close enough look. Although I do a website on Dartmoor prehistoric archaeology I'm not an archaeologist (just interested!) - however I'm totally certain now that it is not a cist. One side of this structure (as can be seen in some of the photos on various facebook groups) is in fact a bit of a heap of slabs with the cross slabs resting on top. This is quite unlike any cists in the way it is constructed. I think it is medieval or post-medieval and most probably the well in the NMR and HER listings.
On both the NMR and HER - there is a mention of a well at SX661838 called the Pixy Well. Whether there is any structure associated with it - it is not stated. See:
Pastscape Monument 443851
and
HER Monument MDV6652
Finally - it was stunning up there today despite the rain.
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