Black Newtake

Nearest town:
Buckfastleigh (12km ESE)
OS reference:
SX6389375869
OS sheet:
191
Latitude:
50° 33' 57.93 N
Longitude:
3° 55' 19.46 W
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Image of Black Newtake (Cairn circle) by GLADMAN

And the cist to far south-west... again Eds please delete should this be an error.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Image of Black Newtake (Cairn circle) by GLADMAN

And the cist to far south-west... again Eds please delete should this be an error.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Image of Black Newtake (Cairn circle) by GLADMAN

What I took to be the cist depicted on the map near the south-eastern apex of the forestry. Needless to say by no means conclusively so.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Image of Black Newtake (Cairn circle) by GLADMAN

The cist. There are numerous other monuments in the immediate locale. Trouble is identifying them.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Image of Black Newtake (Cairn circle) by GLADMAN

As can be seen, the cist is at least a couple of feet high... good place for fictional, escaped Victorian convicts to hide out upon the moor, this.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Image of Black Newtake (Cairn circle) by GLADMAN

The surviving uprights of the cist, looking toward Bellever Tor.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Image of Black Newtake (Cairn circle) by GLADMAN

Believe it or not – trust me for once – this is a cairn circle... with remains of cist to centre right and an orthostat to left. Obviously best to visit in winter. If at all possible........

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Image of Black Newtake (Cairn circle) by GLADMAN

The only site listed upon the 1:25K OS map that I was able to conclusively identify amongst the waist high grass of late July. Worth the very considerable effort required to locate.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Black Newtake
Cairn circle
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Prospective visitors looking to track down the monuments set within the environs of Black Newtake – that is the area to the south west of Bellever Tor – are hereby advised:

1) Do not attempt to do so in high summer (unless you’re a bit of a loon) since the – in places – waist high grass renders identification of monuments a serious challenge. Not to mention very physically demanding. Yeah, tell me about it.
2) Make sure you possess the 1:25K OS map. The 1:50k version does not possess the required detail.

Due to the above I’ve only listed the damaged, yet seriously evocative cairn circle sited here. However, for what they are worth, I’ve included further images of two ‘cists’ I believe I located within the Interpretive Section. However these are very much subjective and open to correction. Naturally.

Sites within 20km of Black Newtake

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