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HER Number:MDV50576
Name:Round cairn 60 metres west-south-west of Branscombe's Loaf

Summary

Vis=30/4/1993 (gerrard) round cairn. Mound measures 5.6m in diameter and stands up to 0.6m high. This cairn forms part of a cairn cemetery including two round cairns, two tor cairns and two ring cairns (mpp).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 552 890
Map Sheet:SX58NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishLands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBRIDESTOWE AND SOURTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NE/66
  • Old SAM Ref: 24064

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., Des=mpp/129237. (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Vis=30/4/1993 (gerrard) round cairn. Mound measures 5.6m in diameter and stands up to 0.6m high. This cairn forms part of a cairn cemetery including two round cairns, two tor cairns and two ring cairns (mpp).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. Des=mpp/129237..

Associated Monuments

MDV48864Related 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 17 2022 1:08PM