Bellever Tor kist

Burnard described the location of this photograph as the south-west slope of Bellaford Tor. This is now called Bellever Tor. The kist is actually situated due west of the tor and nowadays the view in this image, of Powdermills, is completely obscured by conifers. A kist or kistvaen is a small rectangular burial chamber constructed in stone with sides and ends of stone slabs set on edge and with a cover of one or more stone slabs. The kist was normally centrally placed in a cairn that covered it and in most cases was ringed by a circle of stones. Kists are prehistoric constructions probably built during the Bronze Age (1500 - 800 BC).