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Summary

Cairn to the west of Branscombe's Loaf of 15 metres diameter by 1.3 metres high surrounded by the remains of retaining kerb which is reasonably complete on its northern and eastern perimeter, but the remainder of the stones are either fallen or buried. The retaining curb is 21.5 metres diameter

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1007832: Ring cairn 120m west of Branscombe's Loaf forming part of a cemetery on Corn Ridge summit

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX58NE1
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 440457
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NE/4
• Old SAM Ref: 24065
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX58NE1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• RING CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
• ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX58NE1, SX58NE1 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV254418.

Visited on 28th July 1950. Cairn surrounded by remains of retaining kerb which is reasonably complete on its northern and eastern perimeter, but the remainder of the stones are either fallen or buried. The cairn is turf covered and in good condition. Cairn 15 metres diameter, 1.3 metres high. Retaining kerb diameter 21.5 metres.

Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 134 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.

(13/09/1975) Listed under, round barrows, cairns and cists. Diameter 17.0m, height 1.2m. Siting - slope.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Not visible on 1946 aerial photographs.

Turner, J. R., 1990, Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor, 48 54 77 figs 20 25 /f2 (Article in Serial). SDV229817.

Encircled cairn, corn ridge. Lies on summit. Cairn 12m diameter and 1.8m high, with outer kerb of close-set stones projecting from a low bank 20m in diameter.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 129240 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(30/04/1994) Ring cairn. Earthwork survives as a circular bank 1m wide and 0.4m high surrounding an internal area measuring 21m in diameter. A number of edge-set stones are visible within the circular bank and these indicate the presence of a kerb, which survives partly as a buried feature. A cairn mound measuring 15m in diameter and standing up to 1.4m high lies in the centre of the internal area.
A shallow hollow in the centre of the mound, measuring 4m long, 3.2m wide and 0.2m deep, suggests partial early excavation or robbing. The overall diameter of this ring cairn is 23m.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 221, 246, Map 43, Site '12 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Branscombe's Loaf cairn '1' at SXX55158917 of 15.5 metres diameter by 1.8 metres high. It has kept its retaining circle and its original shape, disfigured only by a shallow central hollow. An unusual feature is an extra ring of small slabs forming a low kerb, with no obvious structural purpose and encircling the mound 2 metres outside the retaining circle.

Gerrard, S., 1993, Cairrn west of Brnscombe's Loaf (Photograph). SDV254423.

Photograph taken on 30th April 1993.

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, 1007832 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365835.

This monument includes a cairn mound measuring 15 metres in diameter and standing up to 1.4 metres high. A shallow hollow in the centre of the mound suggests partial early excavation or robbing. The overall diameter of this ring cairn is 23 metres. This cairn forms part of a cairn cemetery including two round cairns, two tor cairns and two ring cairns

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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