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Round cairn 140m WSW of Branscombe's Loaf forming part of a cemetery on Corn Ridge summit is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located on the Devon uplands. The monument comprises a circular cairn constructed from stone, positioned within a larger cemetery complex atop Corn Ridge that demonstrates sustained use of this elevated landscape for ritual and funerary purposes across prehistory. Its placement within a multi-period burial ground indicates the site held enduring ceremonial significance for successive communities inhabiting the region. The cairn survives as a substantial earthwork feature and remains an important element of the Bronze Age and earlier funerary archaeology of Devon's landscape.
Round cairn 140m WSW of Branscombe's Loaf forming part of a cemetery on Corn Ridge summit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007830. View the official record →
Round cairn 140m WSW of Branscombe's Loaf forming part of a cemetery on Corn Ridge summit is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located on the Devon uplands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007830.
Round cairn 140m WSW 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 1007830.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including White Barrow round cairn (9.9 km), Cairn 690m south west of White Barrow (10 km), Round cairn 220m north of Conies Down Tor (10.4 km).
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