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Ring cairn 160m WNW of Branscombe's Loaf is a Bronze Age ceremonial monument situated on the summit of Corn Ridge in Devon. The structure forms part of a larger Bronze Age cemetery complex occupying this elevated location, reflecting the strategic and ritual importance of high ground in prehistoric funerary practice. The ring cairn itself comprises a circular arrangement of stones characteristic of Bronze Age monumental traditions in the southwest, where such cairns served as territorial markers and focal points for communal burial practices. Its position within a wider cemetery landscape demonstrates the concentrated use of this ridge for funerary and ceremonial purposes during the Bronze Age period.
Ring cairn 160m WNW of Branscombe's Loaf forming part of a cemetery on Corn Ridge summit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007829. View the official record →
Ring cairn 160m WNW of Branscombe's Loaf is a Bronze Age ceremonial monument situated on the summit of Corn Ridge in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007829.
Ring cairn 160m WNW of Branscombe's Loaf forming part of a cemetery on Corn Ridge summit is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1007829.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including White Barrow round cairn (10 km), Cairn 690m south west of White Barrow (10.1 km), Round cairn 220m north of Conies Down Tor (10.5 km).
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