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Crock of Gold Cist

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Crock of Gold Cist

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This Highlight is in a protected area

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    1. Princetown Village Centre – Princetown War Memorial loop from Princetown

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    December 16, 2020

    Dartmoor is covered in Bronze and Iron Age remnants and the Crock of Gold is one of these slices of ancient history. A Bronze Age burial chamber known as a ‘cist’, the Crock of Gold lies just to the south of the track to Princetown and is dug to around three feet deep (1 m). You’ll see its capstone lying alongside, perhaps moved by those who discovered the legend of the grave - that it contained gold.

    It lies around 30 feet (10 m) south of the track and isn’t too difficult to find but be careful in poor visibility in case you trip over it.

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      Location: Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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