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| HER Number: | MDV3172 |
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| Name: | Ring cairn to the west of Branscombe's Loaf on Corn Ridge, Bridestowe and Sourton |
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Summary
Ring cairn of 16.5 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high to the west of Branscombe's Loaf on Corn Ridge
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 551 891 |
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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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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIDESTOWE AND SOURTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58NE16
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 440498
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NE/5
- Old SAM Ref: 24062
- Old SAM Ref: 24063
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX58NE16
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RING CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Worth, R. H., 1902, 21st Report of the Barrow Committee, 136 (Article in Serial). SDV20971.
Corn Ridge, cairn.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 134 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
(13/09/1975) SX 55158916. A ring cairn (?) 16.5m. in diameter by 0.3m. high, about 4.5m. NW of Tumulus (SX 58 NE 1), was found by Grinsell.
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, 66 fig 25/A14 (Article in Serial). SDV229817.
Ring cairn. Stone ring 12.5m internal diameter. With bank 1.2m wide and 0.4m high.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 129090 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(30/04/1993) Ring cairn survives as a circular bank, 2m wide and 0.5m high surrounding an internal area measuring 12.5m in diameter.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 221, 246, Map 43, Site '12' (Monograph). SDV219155.
Branscombe's Loaf cairn '2' at SX55118920 of 14.5 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high.
Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV20971 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1902. 21st Report of the Barrow Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 34. A5 Paperback + Digital. 136. |
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| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 221, 246, Map 43, Site '12'. |
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| SDV229817 | Article in Serial: Turner, J. R.. 1990. Ring Cairns, Stone Circles and Related Monuments on Dartmoor. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 48. Paperback Volume. 66 fig 25/A14. |
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| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 134. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 129090. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV345590 | Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. [Mapped feature: #142566 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134915 | Part of: Cairn cemetery around 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) |
| MDV50576 | Related to: Round cairn 60 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 3:05PM |
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