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GRIMS GRAVE

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Grim's Graves. A ring cairn set into the slope, c 4.5m in diameter, with a cist at its centre. The cairn consists of a stony, turf-covered mound contained by a ring of upright slabs, most leaning outwards, c 1m in height; the mound rises to c 0.4m at top of cist. The cist, box dimensions c 0.8m x 0.95m internally, is formed from edge-set slabs. One side slab is c 1.7m long, 0.9m wide and 0.2m thick.
The monument survives in a very good condition though the cover-stone is missing - this is possibly the slab that now lies on the down-slope side.

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(SX 61236642) Crims Grave (NAT) Cairn Circle & Cist (NR) (1)

A perfect specimen of a cist, standing in a mound surrounded by a circle of nine stones, all standing, diameter of circle 18 feet. The cover-stone lay diagonally across the cist, and has now been lifted out and lies within the circle on the south side. Dimensions of cist: length 3 feet 1 1/4 inches to 3 feet 6 1/2 inches; breadth 2 feet 6 inches to 2 feet 7 inches; original depth 3 feet 3 inches. There were no results from excavation but a flint flake was found on the surface a few feet from the cist. (2)

The name 'Grim's Grave' could not be confirmed but is presumed to be traditional and was recognised by Worth. The feature comprises a flat-topped turf covered mound of stones 4.5m. in diameter and 0.5m. high. The peristalith has nine upright stones from 0.6m. to 1.0m. high. The central cist has had the coverstone replaced, as in the plan of 1950 (a).

Surveyed at 1:10 000 on PFD. (3)

Bronze Age cairn circle and cist. The cairn is 5.5m in diameter and 0.5m high with a surounding kerb of 9 or 10 stones up to 1m high. Scheduled. (4)

Drawn and described by Butler as one of the most impressive burial mounds on Dartmoor (5)

A ring cairn set into the slope, c 4.5m in diameter, with a cist at its centre. The cairn consists of a stony, turf-covered mound contained by a ring of upright slabs, most leaning outwards, c 1m in height; the mound rises to c 0.4m at top of cist. The cist, box dimensions c 0.8m x 0.95m internally, is formed from edge-set slabs. One side slab is c 1.7m long, 0.9m wide and 0.2m thick.
The monument survives in a very good condition though the cover-stone is missing - this is possibly the slab that now lies on the down-slope side. (6)

SOURCE TEXT

( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 6" 1968

( 2) Devonshire Association reports and transactions

(R Hansford Worth) 33, 1901 Page(s)120-1

( 3a) Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments

( 3) Field Investigators Comments

F1 NVQ 12-SEP-78

( 4) Scheduled Monument Notification

27-NOV-1991

(5) General reference

Butler J. 1994 Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities vol. 3 The South West Map 50

(6) General reference

Fletcher M. English Heritage Field Investigation 28-FEB-2002

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