Lubin

There are two cairns/kists on the top of the hill,up from the confluence of the Langcombe Brook and the Deadman’s Bottom.Very close to these are three circles of stone which were once thought to be cremation circles but are now thought to be the remains of houses.
There are a total of twelve cairns over the course of the Langcombe Brook,eleven of these still have there kists .The most well known of these is known as Grim’s Grave.The others are on either side of the brook,some easy to find and others not so.Three of them are barely above the grass and will be lost forever in a year or so.
This is an excellent site to visit and is only a short distance from Drizzlecombe,so is easily accessible.

The best of the two cairns in this area can no longer be reached as the local farmer has closed the newtake on advice from his solicitor.This how ever has been over turned by the courts and it should be accessible again in the near future.The other one is slightly north and just to the west of the newtake wall,fortunatly outside of it so can be reached.Both these are only800metres south of the B3357so are easily reached.

The two kists on Stennen Hill are less than 100 metres apart and are within the Stennen Hill settlement.The best preserved of the two is only metres away from the remains of one of the houses.If you wish to visit the site the easiest way is to walk up the track through Powder Mills farm and go in a north westerly direction when you come to the end of the buildings,being careful of the damp ground around the old tin workings.

This cairn/kist is inside the Stannon newtake and is just to theeast of a short piece of reave that runs in a north east direction.There is another cairn that is almost on the reave but this one is in a poor condition with no kist to be seen.

There are two cairns/kists on the east side of Legis Tor,one has one side and an end,the other has two sides left standing.The one with the two sides has the cap stone lying flat on the ground to the south but the cap stone seems to be missing for the other one.They are both only around 100 metres up hill from the extensive enclosures which are on the side of the hill rising up from the river Plym.

This kist is easy to find being not too far south of the B3212 road near to the two car parks on the left side going towards Princetown.It is also quite close to the reave which runs in a north east direction.

The kist is on the east side of Ingra Tor and is again in amongst tussocky grass so a bit difficult to find.The easiest way to find it is to follow the disused leat that runs to the south and east of the Tor.The kist is just to the south of the leat around 100 metres from where it turns east from north.All sides are inplace, although the grass etc has started to cover them, and the cap stone resting on the northern end.Ingra Tor itself is easy to find as it is beside the disused railway that runs from Dousland to Princetown.

There are two kists on the north west side of Ter Hill.They are both in the newtake fields and are hard to find as they are surrounded by long grass and reeds.The northern most of the two is in the best state and still has the cap stone and all four sides where as the other one which is to the south has been badly ransacked withonly one side and one end standing the other side has fallen into the kist,the rest has disappeared.

The kist here is easy to find as it is on open moor just to the east of the Tor.It is well worth a visit as the tor itself has a prehistoric hill fort around the summit similar to the one at Minnions in Cornwall,around the Cheese Ring,called Stowe’s Pound.

Not to be confused with the Yellowmead Circle, this cairn/kist is to the west of Princetown.It is along the track which takes you from the B3357 to the Foggin Tor Quarry.It is in amongst the buildings in the settlement just to the north of Yellowmeade Farm.

There are two cairns/kists at this site,one is on the summit and the other at the northern base just outside the fence that surrounds the north side of the Tor.The one on the summit is not to difficult to find but the one at the base is in amongst long grass and takes a little more work to find.This one was not discovered until 1940.

The cairn and kist at this site is situated just to the east of Devonport Leat as it runs from Whiteworks to Nun’s Cross Farm,it is easy to find.