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Blackslade Down

Cist

Rhiannon Jun 9, 2004

Be suitably warned that the parson of Widcombe opened this burial chamber – and the very next night his house was destroyed in an explosion.

(from a 1911 source, noted in Grinsell’s ‘Folklore of Prehistoric Sites in Britain’)

Sites within 20km of Blackslade Down

Wittaburrow

Cairn(s) • 0.3km S

11
Tunhill Rocks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.36km WNW

1
Foale’s Arrishes

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.53km NE

9
Top Tor

Cairn(s) • 1.02km N

7
Seven Lords’ Lands

Cairn(s) • 1.02km NE

7

2

2
Horridge Common (West)

Cairn(s) • 1.08km E

1

1
Rippon Tor

Cairn(s) • 1.2km ENE

22

1
The Dun Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 1.82km W

1

1
Horridge Common

Round Barrow(s) • 2.09km E

3
Horridge Common

Round Cairn • 2.3km E

8
Haytor Rock

Rocky Outcrop • 2.74km NE

1

1
Hound Tor

Cist • 3.33km N

24

2
Black Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.18km NE

15

1
Corndon Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.85km WSW

1
Black Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.88km NE

9

2
Bowerman’s Nose

Natural Rock Feature • 4.96km N

11

5
Corndon Tor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.97km WSW

33

1
Yar Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.52km WSW

20

1

1
Yar Tor summit cairn

Cairn(s) • 5.74km WSW

9

1
Hamel Down

Cairn(s) • 5.87km WNW

6
Coffin Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 6.09km WSW

1
Grimspound & Hookney Tor

6.32km WNW

49

8

1
Yar Tor Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.34km WSW

6
Grims Lake Mire

Cist • 6.34km NW

10

1
King’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.4km NW

8

1
Cator Common North Cairn

Cairn(s) • 6.47km W

3

1
Soussons Common Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 6.65km W

23

8

2
Riddon Ridge

Round Cairn • 6.71km W

5
Aller Brook

Cist • 6.81km SW

1

1
Soussons Down

Cairn(s) • 7km WNW

2
Challacombe

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 7.02km WNW

19

2
Hembury Castle

Hillfort • 7.04km S

19

5

1
Sharpitor Nutcrackers

Rocking Stone • 7.05km NNE

1
Shapley Tor

Cairn(s) • 7.19km NW

6
Holne Moor Triple Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.34km SW

2
Riddon Ridge Field Systems

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.34km W

3

1
Hunter’s Tor

Hillfort • 7.43km NNE

10

1
Birch Tor

Cairn(s) • 7.75km WNW

13

1
East Bovey Head

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.88km NW

14

1
Holne Moor

Cist • 8.08km SW

1

2
Shapley Common

Platform Cairn • 8.14km NW

12
Laughter Tor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.17km WSW

7

4
Water Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.47km WNW

1
Water Hill

Cairn(s) • 8.48km WNW

2
Down Ridge

Stone Circle • 8.55km WSW

12

2
Mardle Valley

Cairn(s) • 8.79km SW

1

1
Dunnabridge Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.82km WSW

4

2
Bellever

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.92km W

26

7

1
Hurston Ridge

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.19km WNW

17

1

2

1
Lakehead Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.23km W

43

2
Hurston Ridge

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.27km WNW

3
West Vitifer

Cairn(s) • 9.29km WNW

2
Bellever Tor West

Cist • 9.33km W

8

1
Ryder’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 9.34km SW

2

1
Kraps Ring

Enclosure • 9.34km W

4

1

1
Black Newtake

Cairn circle • 9.48km W

9

1
Skir Hill

Cairn(s) • 9.56km WSW

1
Stannon Newtake

Cist • 9.68km WNW

1

1
Sherberton Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 9.74km WSW

26

4

1
Archerton, Newtake

Ring Cairn • 10.12km W

1

1

2
Assycombe Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.16km WNW

33

3
Chagford Common

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.22km WNW

3
Pupers Hill

Cairn(s) • 10.26km SW

11

1

3
Heath Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.32km WNW

1

1
Roundy Park

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.35km W

3
Roundy Park

Cairn(s) • 10.35km W

16

2
Swincombe Ford Newtake

Cairn(s) • 10.39km WSW

2
Arch Tor (South-West)

Round Cairn • 10.47km W

3
Chittaford Cairn and Cist

Cist • 10.48km W

8

2
Chittaford Down

Cist • 10.51km W

9

2
East Lowton settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.65km WNW

17

1
Fernworthy Round House

10.68km WNW

19

1
Metherall Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.74km WNW

12

2
Denbury Hillfort round barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 10.76km ESE

4

2
Dean Moor

Cairn(s) • 10.77km SSW

8

1

1
Denbury

Hillfort • 10.77km ESE

5

1

3

1
Joan Ford’s Newtake

Cist • 10.81km WSW

3

1
Pecked Circle

Stone Circle • 10.84km WSW

1
Thornworthy Down

Cist • 11.04km WNW

12

1
Gripper’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 11.08km SSW

13

1

1
Stennen Hill

Cist • 11.1km W

9

1
Rowtor Bog Cairns

Cairn(s) • 11.1km W

16

1
Harbourne Head

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.15km SSW

5

1
Heap of Sinners

Cairn(s) • 11.2km SW

11

1

2
Harbourne Head cairns

Cairn(s) • 11.2km SSW

2

1
Brockhill Enclosed Settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.24km SSW

1
Snowdon

Cairn(s) • 11.3km SW

6

1
Brockhill Ford West

Cairn(s) • 11.36km SSW

2
Meacombe Burial Chamber

Burial Chamber • 11.43km NNW

10

4
Ter Hill

Cist • 11.44km WSW

2

1
Brockhill Foot West

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.58km SSW

9

1
Biller’s Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.58km SW

2

1
Fernworthy Cairn and Cairn Circle (Eastern)

Cairn circle • 11.59km WNW

5

2
Huntingdon Warren Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.6km SW

1

1
Fernworthy SE

Cairn(s) • 11.65km WNW

2

1

1
Fernworthy Stone Row (South)

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.65km WNW

7

2
Fernworthy

Stone Circle • 11.68km WNW

54

6

2
Sittaford Tor hut circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.77km WNW

3
White Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.8km W

8

1

1
Fernworthy stone row (North)

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.8km WNW

15

1

3

1
Royal Hill Cist

Cist • 11.86km WSW

24
Berry’s Wood

Hillfort • 12.03km E

1

1
Broken Barrow

Round Cairn • 12.09km WSW

10

1
Childe’s Tomb

Cist • 12.13km WSW

5

2
Royal Hill

12.14km WSW
The Greywethers

Stone Circle • 12.14km WNW

63

4

11

3
Mardon Down Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 12.14km N

25

4
Buckland Ford Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 12.15km SW

10
Blakey Tor

Cist • 12.28km WSW

5

1
Round Hill

Cairn(s) • 12.31km WSW

8
The Crock of Gold Cist

Cairn(s) • 12.32km WSW

4

1

3
Mardon Down Cairns

Cairn(s) • 12.34km N

10

2
Wistman’s Wood

12.36km W

2

2
Giant’s Grave (Dartmoor)

Long Barrow • 12.38km N

13

1

2
Stall Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.43km SW

12

2
Littaford Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.45km W

1
Eastern White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 12.46km SSW

9

1

1
Rider’s Rings

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.51km SSW
Mardon Down Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 12.63km N

25

3
Shovel Down & The Long Stone

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 12.64km WNW

62

1

7

1
Sittaford

Stone Circle • 12.67km WNW

14

1

1

1
Broad Down Cairn

Cairn(s) • 12.71km W

2

1
Mardon Down

12.8km NNE

1
Goldsmith’s Cross/Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 12.81km WSW

4

1
Shovel Down

Stone Circle • 12.86km WNW

2

1
Western White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 12.92km SW

9

3
Puggie Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 13.13km NW

1
Kes Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.22km WNW

6

1
Crow Tor

Cist • 13.22km W

2

1
Chudleigh Rocks

Cave / Rock Shelter • 13.42km ENE

2

4
Cranbrook Castle

Hillfort • 13.49km N

11

1
Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 13.64km WSW

1

1
Erme Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.76km SW

4

1
Hook Lake

Enclosure • 13.91km SW

4

1
Hook Lake

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.99km SW

3

1
Great Gnat’s Head

Cairn(s) • 14km SW

2

1

1
Tolmen Stone

Holed Stone • 14.01km WNW

4
Brent Hill

Hillfort • 14.11km S

1
Scorhill

Stone Circle • 14.27km WNW

69

3

12
Long Plantation

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 14.28km W

1

1

1

1
Castle Dyke (Chudleigh)

Hillfort • 14.29km ENE

1

1
Beardown Man

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.35km W

13

2
Erme Plains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.41km SW

1
Stall Moor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.47km SW

5

2
Wooston Castle

Hillfort • 14.52km N

13

1

1
Prestonbury Castle

Hillfort • 14.64km N

16

1
Stall Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 14.84km SW

15

6

1
Calveslake Tor

Cairn(s) • 14.89km SW

2

1
Blatchford Bottom settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.02km SW

3
Devil’s Gully Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.08km WSW

8
Eylesbarrow

Cairn(s) • 15.12km WSW

15

3
Buttern Hill Chambered Cairn.

Chambered Cairn • 15.14km NW

8

2
Conies Down

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 15.18km W

1
Grim’s Grave

Ring Cairn • 15.18km SW

14

1
Cut Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.25km W

12

4
Buttern Hill

15.26km WNW

1

1
Three Barrows

Cairn(s) • 15.29km SSW

10
Whitehorse Hill

Cist • 15.32km WNW

1

6

1
Langcombe Brook / Deadman’s Bottom

Cairn(s) • 15.35km SW

35

1
Narrator Brook Head cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.4km WSW

10

1
Plym Steps

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.46km SW

10
Narrator Brook Head enclosure

Enclosure • 15.47km WSW

9

2
Aish Ridge

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.48km SSW

2

2
Buttern Hill Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 15.51km WNW

28

4
Corringdon Ball Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 15.51km SSW

14

1
Plym Steps Round Cairn

Round Cairn • 15.52km SW

5
The Spinsters’ Rock

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 15.62km NNW

40

10

1
Throwleigh (b) circle

Stone Circle • 15.65km WNW

1
Corringdon Ball Stone Row

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 15.77km SSW

15

1
Down Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.92km WSW

69

1

7

1
Higher Hartor Tor

Round Cairn • 15.93km WSW

3

1
Down Tor NW

Round Cairn • 15.95km WSW

1
Sharp Tor

Cairn(s) • 16.05km SSW

5

1
Milber Down Camp

Hillfort • 16.05km E

1

2
Hart Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.1km WSW

45

1

3
Hingston Hill North

Cist • 16.2km WSW

3
Raddick Hill

Cairn(s) • 16.21km WSW

17
Ditsworthy Warren

Cist • 16.25km WSW

7

1
Hillson’s House

Cairn(s) • 16.29km SW

5

2

1
Cuckoo Rock

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.33km WSW

2

1
Black Tor

Rocking Stone • 16.37km WSW

8

1
Glasscombe Corner

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.39km SSW

11

2
Ranny Brook

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.45km SW

3

1
Drizzlecombe Megalithic Complex

Complex • 16.45km WSW

116

8

1
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn NE

Cairn(s) • 16.49km SW

4

2
Stalldown Stone Row cairns

Cairn(s) • 16.5km SW

4

2

1
Glaze Meet

Cairn(s) • 16.53km SSW

3

1
Stalldown cairn circle

Cairn circle • 16.57km SW

5
Down Tor South

Cist • 16.59km WSW

2

1
Eylesbarrow South West

Cist • 16.64km WSW

9

2
Piles Hill stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.65km SSW

3

1
Stalldown Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.65km SW

40

1

6

2
Piles Hill cairns

Cairn(s) • 16.67km SSW

8

2
Piles Hill longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.8km SSW

12

2
Glasscombe Ball North

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.81km SSW

1
Yes Tor Bottom

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.86km WSW

1

1
Black Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.87km WSW

17
Stalldown Cairns

Cairn(s) • 16.9km SW

6

1
Coombebrook North East

Cairn(s) • 16.92km SW

1

1
Glasscombe Ball

Cairn(s) • 16.93km SSW

3

2
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn S

Cairn(s) • 16.99km SW

3

2

1
Whittenknowles Rocks Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.06km WSW

8

1
Yellowmeade

Cist • 17.08km WSW

2

1
Outcombe

Cist • 17.08km WSW

1

1
Hen Tor North / Shavercombe Brook

Cairn(s) • 17.21km SW

7

1
Harrowthorn Plantation North

Cairn(s) • 17.23km SW

1

1
Stalldown South-East

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.25km SW

8

2
White Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 17.26km WNW

35

1

11
Butterdon stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.37km SSW

16

1

3
Yellowmead SE cairn

Cairn(s) • 17.39km WSW

3

2
Spurrell’s Cross Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.42km SSW

6

2
Dendles Waste

Cist • 17.44km SW

1

1
Leeden Tor South

Cist • 17.58km WSW

1

1
Yellowmead Multiple Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 17.61km WSW

52

3

11

3
Little Mis Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.66km W

8
Harford Moor

Cist • 17.67km SSW

15

2
Gutter Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 17.76km WSW

2
Langstone Moor

Cairn(s) • 17.78km W

4

1
Butterdon Hill (north) cairn

Round Cairn • 17.84km SSW

3

1
Langstone Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 17.84km W

18

1

4
Ingra Tor

Cist • 17.88km WSW

1

1
The Plague Market At Merrivale

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 17.91km WSW

105

19

1
Gutter Tor settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.95km WSW

3
Ditsworthy Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 17.95km SW

1

1
Shell Top

Cairn(s) • 17.97km SW

3
Gutter Tor Cist

Cist • 17.99km WSW

12

1
Langstone Moor

Enclosure • 18.01km W

3
Merrivale Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 18.06km WSW

39

3
Leather Tor South

Cist • 18.06km WSW

2
Burford Down cairn and cist

Cairn(s) • 18.09km SSW

8

1
Gutter Tor cairns

Cairn(s) • 18.11km WSW

6
Merrivale Bridge Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.14km WSW

8

1

1
Sharpitor Cist

Cist • 18.14km WSW

3

2
Burford Down

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.17km SSW

18

5
Sharpitor cairns

Cairn(s) • 18.18km WSW

16

2
Beacon Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 18.23km ESE

1
Willings Wall Warren

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.24km SW

3
Sharpitor

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 18.31km WSW

10

5
Willings Walls Warren cist

Cist • 18.31km SW

2
Butterdon Hill cairn circle

Cairn circle • 18.39km SSW

4

2
White Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.42km WNW

20

1
Penn Beacon

Cairn(s) • 18.43km SW

2
Weatherdon Hill

Cairn(s) • 18.45km SSW

2

1
Butterdon Hill Chambered Tomb

Chambered Tomb • 18.52km SSW

8

2
Spanish Lake

Cist • 18.53km SW

1
Butterdon Hill cairns

Cairn(s) • 18.54km SSW

21

2
Cosdon Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.55km NW

32

5

1
Peek Hill

Ring Cairn • 18.6km WSW

1

1
Roos Tor Northeast

Cairn(s) • 18.61km W

1
Langstone Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.63km W

10

1
Hucken Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 18.65km WSW

1

1
Butter Brook Ford

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.68km SSW

5

1
Willings Walls Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.69km SW

1

1
Castle Dyke (Little Haldon)

Enclosure • 18.7km ENE

1
Penn Beacon South

18.7km SW

3
Cosdon Beacon

Cairn(s) • 18.73km WNW

4
Legis Tor Cist

Cist • 18.82km SW

5

1
Cotley Castle

Hillfort • 18.84km NE
Cuckoo Ball

Chambered Tomb • 18.93km SSW

13

2
Horseyeatt

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.95km WSW

4

1
St Leonard’s Well

Sacred Well • 18.96km WSW

2

2
White Tor East

Cist • 18.99km W

6

1
Tory Brookhead

Cairn(s) • 19.01km SW
Great Western Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.06km W

1

1
Ringmoor Down cairns

Cairn(s) • 19.1km WSW

3
Trowlesworthy

19.12km SW
Little Trowlesworthy Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.12km SW

2
Addicombe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.16km SSW
Vixen Tor

Cist • 19.17km WSW

14

4

1
Tory Brookhead

Enclosure • 19.21km SW

7
White Tor Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.31km W

17
Trowlesworthy Warren

Stone Circle • 19.41km SW

24

2

2
Ringmoor Down Cist

Cist • 19.48km WSW

3

1
Trowlesworthy Warren

Cist • 19.5km SW

1

1
Western Beacon

Cairn(s) • 19.54km SSW

19

5
Trowlesworthy Stone Row East

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.55km SW

17

3

1
Ringmoor Cairn Circle and Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.56km WSW

52

7

3
Trowlesworthy Stone Row West

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.57km SW

20

3

1
Brisworthy Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 19.58km WSW

57

1

8

1
Ringmoor Kerbed Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 19.68km WSW

6
Oxenham Arms

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.79km NW

4

1

2

1
Cholwich Town (destroyed)

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.86km SW

1

2
Cantrell Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.92km SSW

3

2