Roundy Park

Nearest town:
Ashburton (14km ESE)
OS reference:
SX639797
OS sheet:
191
Latitude:
50° 36' 1.84 N
Longitude:
3° 55' 24.15 W
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Image of Roundy Park (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Guess the rain drops speak for themselves... what a brutally evocative location. Pure Dartmoor.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Apr 22, 2012
Image of Roundy Park (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Looking across one of the capstones (I assume there are two, not a large one split in two?) to the settlement.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Apr 22, 2012
Image of Roundy Park (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Damn. Just too small a gap to squeeze inside!

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Apr 22, 2012
Image of Roundy Park (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

The drystone wall rising above – and somewhat confusing the image – resides upon the substantial footings of an ancient settlement... and no doubt incorporates original material?

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Apr 22, 2012
Image of Roundy Park (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

What a great cist... another lies just to the right of the lonely tree visible right skyline...

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Apr 22, 2012
Image of Roundy Park (Cairn(s)) by Lubin

Part of the perimiter wall of the enclosure at Roundy Park with the foundations of one of the huts which joined the wall in the foreground. The kist is just behind the wall.

Image credit: Peter Castle. ©
Lubin
Lubin Nov 5, 2006
Image of Roundy Park (Cairn(s)) by Lubin

This is one of the largest kists on the moor and the two cap stones of the kist are clearly shown in this show here.

Image credit: Peter Castle. ©
Lubin
Lubin Nov 5, 2006
Image of Roundy Park (Cairn(s)) by Lubin

The reconstructed kist at Roundy Park Looking up the East Dart valley.

Image credit: Peter Castle ©
Lubin
Lubin Mar 13, 2005
Image of Roundy Park (Cairn(s)) by doug

park at the Carpark, Postbridge go to the western end of the carpark and follow the Drift lane Path for about a mile (WNW) and on your right you will see Roundy Park Enclosure just outside the enclosure you will see the cairn/cist it is one of the biggest on the moors measuring approx 200cm by 100.70cm and approx 90.20cm deep it consists of two (huge) cover stones and seven side slabs instead of the more common four which are found on the majority of cists

Image credit: Doug
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doug Dec 28, 2004

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Roundy Park

GLADMAN
GLADMAN Apr 22, 2012

Although I approached from the Chittaford cist, in retrospect Doug’s nailed directions to this exquisite cist. Located immediately beside the western footings of the Roundy Park settlement – I assume the modern dry stone wall, apparently a fraction of the original thickness, incorporates a substantial volume of what stood before – the site is confusingly marked as merely ‘cairn’ upon my 1:25K OS map. Suffice to say that is a massive understatement. Indeed, not much of the ‘cairn’ survives, but a great deal of what it (presumably?) covered most certainly does... a very substantial, heavily built cist topped by two capstones. Albeit somewhat wonky ones.

The only disappointment is that I’m too much of a big lump to squeeze my frame inside... well, not without a serious risk of remaining within, nightfall fast approaching. Not a very good idea upon this wildly brutal Dartmoor hillside, it has to be said. As mentioned, the ancient enclosure stands immediately to the east, the later occupants clearly content to leave such reminders of times past intact within their Brave New World. Whether that was the result of genuine respect or downright fear of supernatural retribution is, of course, a moot point. Can’t exactly ask them, can we?

Wish I had more time here. But there you are. However now I must leave and quickly find somewhere to camp before nightfall... or else the wonder engendered within the traveller by this stark, windswept landscape will quickly dissipate!

Roundy Park

doug
doug Dec 28, 2004

Park up at Postbridge, Dartmoor, move to the western end of the carpark, and follow the track WNW (Driftlane Path) for about a mile, you will then see on your right Roundy Park Enclosure, follow the wall until you come to the gate, and from the gate, follow the well beaten track to the Cist, it is one of the biggest on the moors, two (huge) capstones, and seven side slabs, instead of the usual four, the measurments are approx 200cm by 110cm and 92cm deep. As you can see from the photo’s it had recently snowed and all was still, no people about, well not here anyway, it was just so nice, although cold.

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