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<< Our Photo Pages >> Cornridge SE - Stone Circle in England in Devon

Submitted by TheCaptain on Thursday, 07 October 2004  Page Views: 6267

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Cornridge SE Alternative Name: Turner F2; Grinsell Bridstowe and Stourton Common 9; Corn Ridge Encircled Cairn
Country: England County: Devon Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Okehampton  Nearest Village: Sourton
Map Ref: SX5517589119  Landranger Map Number: 191
Latitude: 50.683654N  Longitude: 4.051409W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Cornridge SE
Cornridge SE submitted by TheCaptain : Corn Ridge cairn, Dartmoor, Devon SX551891 The remains of a nice large cairn can be found at the summit of Corn Ridge, about 10m diameter. There is the usual depression in its middle, but otherwise it seems fairly intact, with some quite nice stones forming its outside shape. There is also what seems to be the remains of a circle of stones surrounding it with about 2 metres extra diameter. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn and surrounding circle, Corn Ridge, Dartmoor, Devon. The remains of a nice large cairn can be found at the summit of Corn Ridge, about 10m diameter.

There is the usual depression in its middle, but otherwise it seems fairly intact, with some quite nice stones forming its outside shape. There is also what seems to be the remains of a circle of stones surrounding it with about 2 metres extra radius.

Not far away is another cairn, in a less intact state.
Visited Tuesday, 1st June 2004

Update September 2019: This encircled cairn is featured on the Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks (PDW) website - see their entry for the Corn Ridge Encircled Cairn. PDW tells us this is one of four cairns on Corn Ridge.

The cairn is recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 440457, which tells us the diameter of the tumulus is 17m, and it rises to a height of 1.2m. The cairn is also scheduled as Historic England List ID 1007832 (Ring cairn 120m west of Branscombe's Loaf forming part of a cemetery on Corn Ridge summit).

The Devon and Dartmoor HER also includes an entry: MDV3171 (Ring cairn 120 metres west of Branscombe's Loaf), which tells us the diameter of the cairn is 15m, with the retaining kerb having a diameter of 21.5m.
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Cornridge SE
Cornridge SE submitted by TheCaptain : Corn Ridge cairn, Dartmoor, Devon SX551891 The remains of a nice large cairn can be found at the summit of Corn Ridge, about 10m diameter. There is the usual depression in its middle, but otherwise it seems fairly intact, with some quite nice stones forming its outside shape. There is also what seems to be the remains of a circle of stones surrounding it with about 2 metres extra diameter. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SX5589 : Cairn on Corn Ridge by Guy Wareham
by Guy Wareham
©2010(licence)
SX5589 : Cattle on Corn Ridge by Tony Atkin
by Tony Atkin
©2013(licence)
SX5589 : Branscombe's Loaf by Chris Andrews
by Chris Andrews
©2011(licence)
SX5589 : Branscombe's Loaf by Guy Wareham
by Guy Wareham
©2010(licence)
SX5588 : Corn Ridge by Guy Wareham
by Guy Wareham
©2010(licence)

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Re: Cornridge SE by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 09 June 2004
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Ooops ! that should have been an extra 2 metres on radius
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Re: Cornridge SE by TheCaptain on Monday, 07 June 2004
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Condition: 4
Ambience: 4
Access: 1
Cairn, Corn Ridge, Dartmoor, Devon SX551891
Visited Tuesday, 1st June 2004

The remains of a nice large cairn can be found at the summit of Corn Ridge, about 10m diameter. There is the usual depression in its middle, but otherwise it seems fairly intact, with some quite nice stones forming its outside shape. There is also what seems to be the remains of a circle of stones surrounding it with about 2 metres extra diameter.
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