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| HER Number: | MDV50576 |
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| Name: | Round cairn 60 metres west-south-west of Branscombe's Loaf, Bridestowe and Sourton |
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Summary
Round cairn of 5.6 metres diameter by up to 0.6 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 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
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NE/66
- Old SAM Ref: 24064
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 129237. (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited on 30th April 1993. Round cairn. Mound measures 5.6 metres in diameter and stands up to 0.6 metres high. This cairn forms part of a cairn cemetery including two round cairns, two tor cairns and two ring cairns.
Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Historic England, 2024, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV365835.
This monument includes a round cairn situated on the summit of Corn Ridge. The cairn mound measures 5.6 metres in diameter and stands up to 0.6 metres high. 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 129237.. |
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| SDV345590 | Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. |
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| SDV365835 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2024. National Heritage List for England. Website. [Mapped feature: #142573 ] |
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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) |
| 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 3:06PM |
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