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Summary

Cairn mound measures 9.3 metres in diameter and stands up to 0.7 metres high. A shallow hollow in the centre of the mound, measuring 1.5 metres long, 1.3 metres wide and 0.2 metres deep, and another on the western edge, measuring 2.0 metres square and 0.4 metres deep, suggest partial early excavation or robbing

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1007823: Round cairn 700m south of Sourton Tors

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX58NW22
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 440576
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/40
• Old SAM Ref: 24056(P)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 133 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.

SX 54478913 Hummocky cairn found September 1975. Diameter 10m, height 0.6m.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 129089 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(30/04/1993) Cairn mound measures 9.3m in diameter and stands up to 0.7m high. A shallow hollow in the centre of the mound, measuring 1.5m long, 1.3m wide and 0.2m deep, and another on the west edge, measuring 2m square and 0.4m deep, suggest partial early excavation or robbing.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 221, 246, Map 43, Site '9' (Monograph). SDV219155.

Corn Ridge W cairn '3' at SX54468914 of 10.0 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high. At the junction of two tracks large slabs are visible within the disturbed interior of this cairn.

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, 1007823 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365835.

This monument includes a round cairn situated on a gentle west-facing slope overlooking Bridestowe village. The cairn mound measures 9.3 metres in diameter and stands up to 0.7 metres high. A shallow hollow in the centre of the mound and another on the western edge suggest partial early excavation or robbing.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, unknown, SX58NW22, SX58NW22 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV278351.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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