Our Dartmoor Directory

Cists, Two Bridges

Two Bridges

Cists, ancient stone burial tombs from around 2500 to 1500 BC, can be found near Two Bridges on Dartmoor.

Cists, Two Bridges

Two Bridges

Cists are ancient stone tombs found on Dartmoor, dating back to the Late Neolithic and early Bronze Age. These box-like structures, often located in the centre of cairn circles, were created by the people who lived in hut circles.

Childe the Hunter

A granite cross marking the burial of a young nobleman who died on Fox Tor Mires, with competing versions of how he got there.

Lakehead Hill

A quiet hill in Bellever Forest with ancient stone circles and cists.

Royal Hill

A hill with Bronze Age tombs and views to Longaford Tor, marked by the Crock of Gold cist.

Calveslake Tor

A small, squat tor above Calves Lake with a rugged kistvaen and an old letterbox nearby.

Cairn near Archerton

Bronze Age burial monument comprising a cairn and stone cist on Chittaford Down, north of Archerton.

Cairn near Metherall

Bronze Age cairn and burial cist on the north side of Fernworthy Reservoir, a scheduled monument on open moorland.

Cairn with a cist near Langcombe Brook

Bronze Age burial monument with a stone burial chamber, situated south of Langcombe Brook on Dartmoor.