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Summary

Visible as a turf covered stony mound 4m in diameter and 0.5m high. There is no true kerb though several stones are around the periphery. A central depression, about 1.5m diameter and 0.4m deep, exposing the stone content of the NE quadrant, suggests the cairn has been robbed, and a large rectangular slab on the W side may be a cist cover.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric cairn north of Braddon Lake visible as a turf-covered stony mound

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX68SW85
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 621631
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/149

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, I. S. Sainsbury (Report - Survey). SDV350839.

(28/09/1989) SX 6327 8007. At about 425m OD on the rough grass, furze and boulder strewn S slopes of Broad Down are the remains of a cairn. It is visible as a turf covered stony mound 4m in diameter and 0.5m high. There is no true kerb though several stones are around the periphery.
A central depression, about 1.5m diameter and 0.4m deep, exposing the stone content of the NE quadrant, suggests the cairn has been robbed, and a large rectangular slab on the W side may be a cist cover.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8648 - Middle Merripit Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
• EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project

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