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| HER Number: | MDV50574 |
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| Name: | Tor cairn on Branscombe's Loaf on Corn Ridge, Bridestowe and Sourton |
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Summary
Misplaced tor cairn on Branscombe's Loaf. See MDV48863 for location and description
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 552 890 |
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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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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NE/64
- Old SAM Ref: 24067(P)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Turner, J. R., 1990, Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor, 34 (Article in Serial). SDV229817.
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.
Richards, A., 2024, Tor Cairn on Branscombe's Loaf (Personal Comment). SDV228923.
Gerrard gives Grid Reference SX55208899 for this feature which should be at SX55308912. The Monument Number for this feature is MDV 48863.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV228923 | Personal Comment: Richards, A.. 2024. Tor Cairn on Branscombe's Loaf. |
| 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. 34. |
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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.. [Mapped feature: #31393 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV48863 | Related to: Tor cairn on Branscombe's Loaf, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 21 2024 3:35PM |
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