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| HER Number: | MDV48863 |
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| Name: | Tor cairn on Branscombe's Loaf, Bridestowe and Sourton |
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Summary
Tor cairn includes a bank of small stones surrounding a large rock-outcrop known as Branscombe's Loaf. The ring bank survives as a 1.5 metres wide and 0.5 metres high rubble spread defining an internal area of 18 metres diameter. The rock-outcrop measures 12 metres by 4 metres and stands up to 4 metres high. This cairn forms part of a cairn cemetery including two round cairns, two tor cairns and two ring cairns.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 553 891 |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NE/61
- Old SAM Ref: 24067
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RING CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Turner, J. R., 1990, Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor, 32, 37, 69, Figure 25 (Article in Serial). SDV229817.
Branscombe's Loaf. Stone ring around a large rock. Diameter 18.5 metres with bank 1.4 metres wide and 0.3 metres high. Situated at top of slope, dominating the approach to the moor from the north-west.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 129293 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited on 30th April 1993. Tor cairn situated on the summit of Corn Ridge. Includes a bank of small to medium sized stones surrounding a large rock-outcrop known as Branscombe's Loaf. The ring bank survives as a 1.5 metres wide and 0.5 metres high rubble spread defining an internal area measuring 18 metres in diameter. The rock-outcrop measures 12 metres east to west by 4 metres north to south and stands up to 4 metres high. This cairn forms part of a cairn cemetery including two round cairns, two tor cairns and two ring cairns.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Rock and cairn visible on aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.
Rock shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2024, National Heritage List for England, 1009797 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365835.
This monument includes a tor cairn situated on the summit of Corn Ridge. The cairn includes a bank of small to medium-sized stones surrounding a large rock outcrop known as Branscombe's Loaf. The ring bank survives as a 1.5 metres wide and 0.5 metres high rubble spread defining an internal area measuring 18 metres in diameter. The rock outcrop or tor measures 12 metres east to west by 4 metres north to south and stands up to 4 metres high. This cairn forms part of a cairn cemetery including two round cairns, two tor cairns and two ring cairns.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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. 32, 37, 69, Figure 25. |
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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 129293. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #142571 ] |
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| SDV365834 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV365835 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2024. National Heritage List for England. Website. 1009797. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134915 | Part of: Cairn cemetery around Branscombe's Loaf on Corn Ridge, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV3171 | Related to: Cairn west of Branscombe's Loaf, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV3172 | Related to: Ring cairn to the west of Branscombe's Loaf on Corn Ridge, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV50575 | Related to: Round cairn 140 metres west-south-west of Branscombe's Loaf, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV50576 | Related to: Round cairn 60 metres west-south-west of Branscombe's Loaf, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV50574 | Related to: Tor cairn on Branscombe's Loaf on Corn Ridge, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV48864 | Related to: Tor cairn on summit of Branscombe's Loaf on Corn Ridge, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 21 2024 3:35PM |
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