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| HER Number: | MDV50575 |
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| Name: | Round cairn 140 metres west-south-west of Branscombe's Loaf, Bridestowe and Sourton |
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Summary
Round cairn of 5 metres in diameter by up to 0.6 metres high. A slight hollow in the centre of the mound of 1 metre long by 0.6 metres wide and 0.1 metres deep suggests partial early excavation or robbing. This cairn forms part of a cairn cemetery including two round cairns, two tor cairns and two ring cairns.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 551 890 |
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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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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIDESTOWE AND SOURTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NE/65
- Old SAM Ref: 24063
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 129206. (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited on 30th April 1993. Cairn mound measures 5 metres in diameter and stands up to 0.6 metres high. A slight hollow in the centre of the mound, measuring 1 metre long, 0.6 metres wide and 0.1 metres deep, suggests partial early excavation or robbing. This cairn forms part of a cairn cemetery including two round cairns, two tor cairns and two ring cairns.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 129206.. |
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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) |
| MDV50576 | Related to: Round cairn 60 metres west-south-west of Branscombe's Loaf, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV48863 | Related to: Tor cairn on Branscombe's Loaf, 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 19 2024 3:07PM |
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