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Tor cairn surrounding Branscombe's Loaf forming part of a cemetery on Corn Ridge summit

England
List entry 1009797
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009797
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.05 hectares
Grid reference
SX 55303 89120
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Tor cairn surrounding Branscombe's Loaf is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Corn Ridge summit near Branscombe in Devon. The site comprises a cairn with an associated cemetery, representing a significant funerary landscape from the later prehistoric period. The monument's physical structure consists of stone remains forming a mound, though the extent of preservation and the precise configuration of burials within the cairn would require archaeological assessment to establish fully. Such upland cairn complexes are characteristic of Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in south-western England, reflecting the ritual importance of prominent ridge-top locations during this period.

Tor cairn surrounding Branscombe's Loaf forming part of a cemetery on Corn Ridge summit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009797. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Tor cairn surrounding Branscombe's Loaf forming part of a cemetery on Corn Ridge summit?

Tor cairn surrounding Branscombe's Loaf is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Corn Ridge summit near Branscombe in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009797.

Who is responsible for protecting Tor cairn surrounding Branscombe's Loaf forming part of a cemetery on Corn Ridge summit?

Tor cairn surrounding 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 1009797.

What other scheduled monuments are near Tor cairn surrounding Branscombe's Loaf forming part of a cemetery on Corn Ridge summit?

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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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

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
Beardown Man standing stone
10.4 km
Stone hut circle 530m south-west of Beardown Man forming part of a dispersed settlement on the eastern slope of Conies Down Tor
10.4 km
Enclosure and stone hut circle 535m south-west of Beardown Man forming part of the dispersed settlement on the eastern slope of Conies Down Tor
10.5 km
Stone hut circle 640m south-west of Beardown Man forming part of a dispersed settlement on the eastern slope of Conies Down Tor
10.5 km
Stone hut circle 635m south-west of Beardown Man forming part of a dispersed settlement on the eastern slope of Conies Down Tor
10.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Tor cairn surrounding Branscombe's Loaf forming part of a cemetery on Corn Ridge summit

Tor cairn surrounding Branscombe's Loaf forming part of a cemetery on Corn Ridge summit stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Tor cairn surrounding Branscombe's Loaf forming part of a cemetery on Corn Ridge summit

ExeterRoman town · ~22.8 miles
Domesday entry for Sourton, Devon →
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