Crow Tor (Cist) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Crow Tor (Cist) by Lubin

The kist on Crow Tor.

Image credit: Peter Castle ©

Lubin Mar 6, 2005

Image of Crow Tor (Cist) by Lubin

The kist on the south west side of Crow Tor,with Crow Tor in the background.

Image credit: Peter Castle ©

Lubin Mar 6, 2005

Articles

Crow Tor

Cist

Lubin Mar 6, 2005

The kist on Crow Tor is best reached by walking up the West Dart from Two Bridges.This way you can visit the settelments on the west side of Littaford and Longaford Tors and Wistmans Wood.After visiting the site if you have time it is only around a mile to the north west to the Beardown Man.

Sites within 20km of Crow Tor

Littaford Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.08km ESE

1
Beardown Man

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.34km WNW

13

2
White Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 1.43km E

8

1

1
Wistman’s Wood

1.61km SE

2

2
Conies Down

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 1.96km W

1
Stennen Hill

Cist • 2.15km E

9

1
Rowtor Bog Cairns

Cairn(s) • 2.19km ENE

16

1
Long Plantation

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 2.52km SSW

1

1

1

1
Broad Down Cairn

Cairn(s) • 2.55km NNE

2

1
Arch Tor (South-West)

Round Cairn • 2.76km E

3
Chittaford Down

Cist • 3.19km ENE

9

2
Chittaford Cairn and Cist

Cist • 3.28km ENE

8

2
Archerton, Newtake

Ring Cairn • 3.29km ENE

1

1

2
Roundy Park

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.56km ENE

3
Roundy Park

Cairn(s) • 3.56km ENE

16

2
Kraps Ring

Enclosure • 3.92km E

4

1

1
Lakehead Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 3.99km E

43

2
Cut Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.14km NNW

12

4
Bellever Tor West

Cist • 4.16km E

8

1
Round Hill

Cairn(s) • 4.24km SSE

8
Black Newtake

Cairn circle • 4.34km ESE

9

1
Bellever

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.5km E

26

7

1
Langstone Moor

Cairn(s) • 4.76km WSW

4

1
Langstone Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 4.8km WSW

18

1

4
Blakey Tor

Cist • 4.85km SSE

5

1
Sittaford

Stone Circle • 4.88km NNE

14

1

1

1
Langstone Moor

Enclosure • 5.02km WSW

3
Sittaford Tor hut circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.16km NE

3
Little Mis Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.31km WSW

8
Stannon Newtake

Cist • 5.44km ENE

1

1
Langstone Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.48km W

10

1
The Crock of Gold Cist

Cairn(s) • 5.59km SSE

4

1

3
Laughter Tor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.61km E

7

4
The Greywethers

Stone Circle • 5.63km NE

63

4

11

3
Roos Tor Northeast

Cairn(s) • 5.71km WSW

1
Dunnabridge Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.71km ESE

4

2
White Tor East

Cist • 5.88km WSW

6

1
Yellowmeade

Cist • 5.93km SW

2

1
Riddon Ridge Field Systems

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.96km E

3

1
Royal Hill

6.19km SSE
White Tor Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.2km WSW

17
The Plague Market At Merrivale

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 6.31km SW

105

19

1
Merrivale Bridge Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.33km SW

8

1

1
Swincombe Ford Newtake

Cairn(s) • 6.34km SE

2
Sherberton Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 6.37km ESE

26

4

1
Devil’s Gully Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.45km SSW

8
Great Western Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.52km WSW

1

1
Merrivale Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 6.54km SW

39

3
Riddon Ridge

Round Cairn • 6.63km E

5
Royal Hill Cist

Cist • 6.66km SSE

24
Broken Barrow

Round Cairn • 6.78km SSE

10

1
Assycombe Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.86km NE

33

3
Pecked Circle

Stone Circle • 6.9km SE

1
Cator Common North Cairn

Cairn(s) • 6.91km E

3

1
Yes Tor Bottom

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.92km SSW

1

1
Whitehorse Hill

Cist • 6.97km N

1

6

1
Soussons Common Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 6.98km ENE

23

8

2
Joan Ford’s Newtake

Cist • 6.99km SE

3

1
Water Hill

Cairn(s) • 7.07km ENE

2
Water Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.2km ENE

1
Soussons Down

Cairn(s) • 7.24km ENE

2
Fernworthy SE

Cairn(s) • 7.41km NE

2

1

1
Fernworthy Stone Row (South)

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.42km NE

7

2
Fernworthy

Stone Circle • 7.42km NE

54

6

2
Hart Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.44km SSW

45

1

3
Hucken Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 7.45km SW

1

1
Black Tor

Rocking Stone • 7.46km SSW

8

1
Fernworthy Cairn and Cairn Circle (Eastern)

Cairn circle • 7.49km NE

5

2
Fernworthy stone row (North)

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.57km NE

15

1

3

1
Fernworthy Round House

7.58km NE

19

1
Vixen Tor

Cist • 7.61km SW

14

4

1
Hurston Ridge

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.77km ENE

17

1

2

1
Hurston Ridge

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.82km ENE

3
Ter Hill

Cist • 7.84km SE

2

1
East Lowton settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.86km NE

17

1
Cox Tor

Cairn(s) • 7.88km WSW

2

1
Black Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.03km SSW

17
Ingra Tor

Cist • 8.09km SW

1

1
West Vitifer

Cairn(s) • 8.09km ENE

2
Down Ridge

Stone Circle • 8.11km ESE

12

2
Raddick Hill

Cairn(s) • 8.15km SSW

17
Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 8.2km SSE

1

1
Barn Hill / Whitchurch Down

Cist • 8.26km WSW

1

2
Metherall Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.28km NE

12

2
Heath Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.32km NE

1

1
Thornworthy Down

Cist • 8.4km NE

12

1
Goldsmith’s Cross/Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 8.48km SSE

4

1
Childe’s Tomb

Cist • 8.51km SSE

5

2
Birch Tor

Cairn(s) • 8.61km ENE

13

1
Yar Tor Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.62km ESE

6
Challacombe

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 8.68km ENE

19

2
Yar Tor summit cairn

Cairn(s) • 8.69km E

9

1
Doe Tor

Cist • 8.75km WNW

5

1
Leeden Tor South

Cist • 8.8km SSW

1

1
Yar Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.91km E

20

1

1
Coffin Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 8.92km ESE

1
Corndon Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.96km E

1
Chagford Common

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.98km NE

3
Shovel Down & The Long Stone

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 9.05km NE

62

1

7

1
Skir Hill

Cairn(s) • 9.13km SE

1
Sharpitor Cist

Cist • 9.15km SSW

3

2
Corndon Tor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.16km E

33

1
Sharpitor cairns

Cairn(s) • 9.18km SSW

16

2
Shovel Down

Stone Circle • 9.19km NE

2

1
Narrator Brook Head enclosure

Enclosure • 9.24km S

9

2
Narrator Brook Head cairn

Cairn(s) • 9.24km S

10

1
Sharpitor

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 9.32km SSW

10

5
Hingston Hill North

Cist • 9.35km S

3
Down Tor NW

Round Cairn • 9.46km S

1
Down Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.49km S

69

1

7

1
Great Links Tor

Round Cairn • 9.59km WNW

10

1

1
East Bovey Head

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.61km ENE

14

1
Horseyeatt

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.61km SW

4

1
Holne Moor

Cist • 9.65km ESE

1

2
Down Tor South

Cist • 9.72km S

2

1
Shapley Tor

Cairn(s) • 9.83km ENE

6
Grimspound & Hookney Tor

9.84km ENE

49

8

1
Tolmen Stone

Holed Stone • 9.85km NNE

4
Hamel Down

Cairn(s) • 9.95km ENE

6
Peek Hill

Ring Cairn • 9.97km SSW

1

1
Eylesbarrow

Cairn(s) • 10.01km S

15

3
Leather Tor South

Cist • 10.01km SSW

2
Shapley Common

Platform Cairn • 10.07km ENE

12
Scorhill

Stone Circle • 10.07km NNE

69

3

12
Aller Brook

Cist • 10.09km ESE

1

1
Cuckoo Rock

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.09km S

2

1
Kes Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.14km NE

6

1
Grims Lake Mire

Cist • 10.18km ENE

10

1
Ryder’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 10.22km ESE

2

1
Holne Moor Triple Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.24km ESE

2
Fordsland Ledge

Cairn(s) • 10.61km NW

18

4
Outcombe

Cist • 10.71km S

1

1
King’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.73km ENE

8

1
Great Gnat’s Head

Cairn(s) • 10.75km SSE

2

1

1
Buttern Hill Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 10.82km NNE

28

4
Throwleigh (b) circle

Stone Circle • 10.84km NNE

1
Buttern Hill

10.85km NNE

1

1
Eylesbarrow South West

Cist • 10.96km S

9

2
Calveslake Tor

Cairn(s) • 11.09km SSE

2

1
Great Nodden

Cairn(s) • 11.11km WNW

4
High Willhays

Cairn(s) • 11.11km NNW

11

3
Buttern Hill Chambered Cairn.

Chambered Cairn • 11.12km NNE

8

2
Yellowmead SE cairn

Cairn(s) • 11.17km S

3

2
Ditsworthy Warren

Cist • 11.19km S

7

1
Yellowmead Multiple Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 11.2km S

52

3

11

3
Stall Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.22km SE

12

2
Plym Steps

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.26km SSE

10
Plym Steps Round Cairn

Round Cairn • 11.3km S

5
Higher Hartor Tor

Round Cairn • 11.31km S

3

1
White Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 11.36km N

35

1

11
Gallows Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 11.38km WNW

1

1
The Dun Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 11.41km E

1

1
Drizzlecombe Megalithic Complex

Complex • 11.56km S

116

8

1
Whittenknowles Rocks Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.66km S

8

1
Corn Ridge

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.75km NW

19

1

1

1
Langcombe Brook / Deadman’s Bottom

Cairn(s) • 11.79km SSE

35

1
St Leonard’s Well

Sacred Well • 11.83km SSW

2

2
Yes Tor

Cairn(s) • 11.84km NNW

23

2

1
Gutter Tor cairns

Cairn(s) • 11.92km S

6
Gutter Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 12km S

2
Puggie Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 12.09km NE

1
Gutter Tor Cist

Cist • 12.14km S

12

1
White Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.21km N

20

1
Grim’s Grave

Ring Cairn • 12.21km SSE

14

1
Gutter Tor settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.21km S

3
Mardle Valley

Cairn(s) • 12.28km ESE

1

1
Sourton Tors Circle

Stone Circle • 12.42km NW

3

1
Longstone Hill

Cairn(s) • 12.45km NW

5

1
Higher Tor

Round Cairn • 12.76km N

7
Ringmoor Down cairns

Cairn(s) • 12.89km SSW

3
Tunhill Rocks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.94km E

1
Hen Tor North / Shavercombe Brook

Cairn(s) • 12.95km S

7

1
Heap of Sinners

Cairn(s) • 13km SE

11

1

2
Willings Wall Warren

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.05km S

3
Ditsworthy Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 13.07km S

1

1
Pupers Hill

Cairn(s) • 13.12km SE

11

1

3
Top Tor

Cairn(s) • 13.21km E

7
Blackslade Down

Cist • 13.22km E

7

1
Wittaburrow

Cairn(s) • 13.24km E

11
Cosdon Beacon

Cairn(s) • 13.25km N

4
Erme Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.28km SE

4

1
Ringmoor Kerbed Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 13.33km SSW

6
Cullever Steps

Cairn circle • 13.36km NNW

6
Ringmoor Cairn Circle and Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.36km SSW

52

7

3
Legis Tor Cist

Cist • 13.45km S

5

1
Foale’s Arrishes

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.48km E

9
Brent Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.49km W

22

7
Ringmoor Down Cist

Cist • 13.49km SSW

3

1
Hound Tor

Cist • 13.54km ENE

24

2
Huntingdon Warren Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.58km SE

1

1
Willings Walls Warren cist

Cist • 13.58km S

2
Buckland Ford Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 13.59km SE

10
Cosdon Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.63km N

32

5

1
Brisworthy Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 13.68km SSW

57

1

8

1
Bowerman’s Nose

Natural Rock Feature • 13.77km ENE

11

5
Seven Lords’ Lands

Cairn(s) • 13.78km E

7

2

2
Snowdon

Cairn(s) • 13.8km SE

6

1
Hook Lake

Enclosure • 13.89km SE

4

1
Biller’s Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.89km SE

2

1
Hook Lake

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.93km SE

3

1
Burley Camp

Hillfort • 13.96km WNW

1

1
Ringmoor Down Reave

14.01km SSW

1
Stall Moor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.01km SSE

5

2
Western White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 14.03km SE

9

3
Erme Plains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.03km SSE

1
Nine Stones

Cairn(s) • 14.2km N

27

1

5

1
Heathfield Beacons

Round Barrow(s) • 14.27km W

2
Trowlesworthy Warren

Cist • 14.3km S

1

1
Horridge Common (West)

Cairn(s) • 14.3km E

1

1
Spanish Lake

Cist • 14.33km S

1
Willings Walls Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.36km S

1

1
Trowlesworthy

14.36km S
Little Trowlesworthy Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.36km S

2
Rippon Tor

Cairn(s) • 14.37km E

22

1
Stall Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 14.5km SSE

15

6

1
Watchet Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.52km N

6
Meacombe Burial Chamber

Burial Chamber • 14.55km NE

10

4
Eastern White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 14.75km SE

9

1

1
Brockhill Enclosed Settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.77km SE

1
Wigford Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.79km SSW

2
Dean Moor

Cairn(s) • 14.79km ESE

8

1

1
Wigford Down

Cairn(s) • 14.81km SSW

11

1
Shell Top

Cairn(s) • 14.81km S

3
Trowlesworthy Warren

Stone Circle • 14.85km S

24

2

2
Brockhill Ford West

Cairn(s) • 14.89km SE

2
Trowlesworthy Stone Row West

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.89km S

20

3

1
Blatchford Bottom settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.93km SSE

3
Trowlesworthy Stone Row East

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.97km S

17

3

1
Brockhill Foot West

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.01km SE

9

1
Ranny Brook

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.06km SSE

3

1
Tory Brookhead

Cairn(s) • 15.21km S
Haytor Rock

Rocky Outcrop • 15.23km E

1

1
Horridge Common

Round Barrow(s) • 15.31km E

3
Gripper’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 15.38km ESE

13

1

1
Tory Brookhead

Enclosure • 15.42km S

7
The Spinsters’ Rock

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 15.48km NE

40

10

1
East Hill

Hillfort • 15.49km NNW

11

1
Horridge Common

Round Cairn • 15.52km E

8
Black Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.55km ENE

15

1
Oxenham Arms

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.58km NNE

4

1

2

1
Penn Beacon

Cairn(s) • 15.7km S

2
Hembury Castle

Hillfort • 15.72km ESE

19

5

1
Emmets Post

Cairn(s) • 15.82km S

1

1
Dewerstone Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.91km SSW

4

4
Dendles Waste

Cist • 15.92km SSE

1

1
Saddlesborough summit cairns

Cairn(s) • 16.01km SSW

3

1
West Saddlesborough Hut Circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.02km SSW

8

2
West Saddlesborough Stone Row & Cairn Circle

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.02km SSW

19

3
Saddlesborough settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.02km SSW

9

1
Rider’s Rings

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.03km SE
Harbourne Head cairns

Cairn(s) • 16.03km ESE

2

1
West Saddlesborough Cairn

Cairn(s) • 16.05km SSW

5

2
Black Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.05km ENE

9

2
Hunter’s Tor

Hillfort • 16.06km ENE

10

1
Saddlesborough

16.08km SSW
Penn Beacon South

16.1km S

3
Coombebrook North East

Cairn(s) • 16.1km SSE

1

1
Bude Farm Sticklepath

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.29km N

1
Stalldown Stone Row cairns

Cairn(s) • 16.32km SSE

4

2

1
Harbourne Head

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.34km ESE

5

1
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn NE

Cairn(s) • 16.37km SSE

4

2
Stalldown cairn circle

Cairn circle • 16.41km SSE

5
Cholwich Town (destroyed)

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.41km S

1

2
Stalldown Cairns

Cairn(s) • 16.44km SSE

6

1
Harrowthorn Plantation North

Cairn(s) • 16.49km SSE

1

1
Stalldown Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.51km SSE

40

1

6

2
Shell Top South West

Enclosure • 16.55km SSW

9
Hillson’s House

Cairn(s) • 16.61km SSE

5

2

1
Three Barrows

Cairn(s) • 16.78km SE

10
Cranbrook Castle

Hillfort • 16.84km NE

11

1
Sharpitor Nutcrackers

Rocking Stone • 16.87km ENE

1
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn S

Cairn(s) • 16.95km SSE

3

2

1
Collard Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.2km S

11

1
Sharp Tor

Cairn(s) • 17.37km SE

5

1
Roborough Beacon

Enclosure • 17.53km SW

8

2
Stalldown South-East

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.67km SSE

8

2
Maristow Camp

Enclosure • 18.01km SW
Piles Hill stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.05km SE

3

1
Prestonbury Castle

Hillfort • 18.15km NE

16

1
Giant’s Grave (Dartmoor)

Long Barrow • 18.26km ENE

13

1

2
Mardon Down Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 18.29km ENE

25

4
Corringdon Ball Stone Row

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 18.29km SE

15

1
Piles Hill cairns

Cairn(s) • 18.32km SE

8

2
Corringdon Ball Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.33km SE

14

1
Mardon Down Cairns

Cairn(s) • 18.38km ENE

10

2
Mardon Down Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 18.53km ENE

25

3
Piles Hill longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.54km SE

12

2
Glasscombe Corner

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.64km SE

11

2
Burford Down cairn and cist

Cairn(s) • 18.72km SSE

8

1
Burford Down

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.76km SSE

18

5
Harford Moor

Cist • 18.81km SSE

15

2
Mardon Down

18.84km ENE

1
Glasscombe Ball North

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.84km SE

1
Glasscombe Ball

Cairn(s) • 18.91km SE

3

2
Glaze Meet

Cairn(s) • 19.02km SE

3

1
Butterdon stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.24km SE

16

1

3
Aish Ridge

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.28km SE

2

2
Wooston Castle

Hillfort • 19.44km NE

13

1

1
Spurrell’s Cross Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.51km SE

6

2
Brent Hill

Hillfort • 19.56km SE

1
Butterdon Hill (north) cairn

Round Cairn • 19.86km SE

3

1
Butter Brook Ford

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.87km SSE

5

1
Boringdon Camp

Hillfort • 19.93km SSW

13

1