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HER Number: | MDV3171 |
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Name: | Cairn 120 metres west of Branscombe's Loaf |
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Summary
Vis=28/7/1950 (os) cairn surrounded by remains of retaining kerb which is reasonably complete on its northern and eastern perimeter, but the remainder of the stones are either fallen or buried. The cairn is turf covered and in good condition. Cairn 15m diameter, 1.3m high. Retaining kerb diameter 21.5m.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 551 891 |
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Map Sheet: | SX58NE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Lands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIDESTOWE AND SOURTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58NE1
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 440457
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NE/4
- Old SAM Ref: 24065
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX58NE1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RING CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV254418.
Osa=sx58ne1. (28/07/1950 (os) cairn surrounded by remains of retaining kerb which is reasonably complete on its northern and eastern perimeter, but the remainder of the stones are either fallen or buried. The cairn is turf covered and in good condition. Cairn 15m diameter, 1.3m high. Retaining kerb diameter 21.5m.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV254423.
Des=photo by s. Gerrard/(30/4/1993)/in smr.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 134 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
(13/09/1975) Listed under, round barrows, cairns and cists. Diameter 17.0m, height 1.2m. Siting - slope.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on 1946 aerial photographs.
Turner, J. R., 1990, Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor, 48 54 77 figs 20 25 /f2 (Article in Serial). SDV229817.
Encircled cairn, corn ridge. Lies on summit. Cairn 12m diameter and 1.8m high, with outer kerb of close-set stones projecting from a low bank 20m in diameter.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 129240 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(30/04/1994) Ring cairn. Earthwork survives as a circular bank 1m wide and 0.4m high surrounding an internal area measuring 21m in diameter. A number of edge-set stones are visible within the circular bank and these indicate the presence of a kerb, which survives partly as a buried feature. A cairn mound measuring 15m in diameter and standing up to 1.4m high lies in the centre of the internal area.
A shallow hollow in the centre of the mound, measuring 4m long, 3.2m wide and 0.2m deep, suggests partial early excavation or robbing. The overall diameter of this ring cairn is 23m.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 221 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 221. |
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SDV229817 | Article in Serial: Turner, J. R.. 1990. Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 48. Paperback Volume. 48 54 77 figs 20 25 /f2. |
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SDV254418 | Migrated Record: |
SDV254423 | Migrated Record: |
SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 134. |
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SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 129240. |
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SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV48864 | Related to: Tor cairn 70 metres west-south-west of Branscombe's Loaf (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Oct 25 2021 10:47AM |
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