Broken Barrow

Also known as:
Brokenborough
Nearest town:
Buckfastleigh (12km E)
OS reference:
SX61817194
OS sheet:
202
Latitude:
50° 31' 48.97 N
Longitude:
3° 57' 0.04 W
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Image of Broken Barrow (Round Cairn) by GLADMAN

Sited above and to the approx south-west of the Royal Hill trio of cairn-circles, this is a much more substantial monument... not a true ‘upland’ cairn, perhaps. But similar, fantastic vibe.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Nov 7, 2020
Image of Broken Barrow (Round Cairn) by GLADMAN

Wasn’t expecting such a large cairn.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Nov 7, 2020
Image of Broken Barrow (Round Cairn) by GLADMAN

Looking across the interior of this substantial cairn... I’ve seen much worse damage, to be fair.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Nov 7, 2020
Image of Broken Barrow (Round Cairn) by GLADMAN

Far from being ‘broken’, I reckoned this to be a fine, upstanding monument.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Broken Barrow
Round Cairn
GLADMAN
GLADMAN May 13, 2023

Historic England summarises this impressive monument thus:

“A cairn situated on the flat crest of the south-east spur of Royal Hill at 395.0m OD being a mound of partly-turf-covered large stones with a depression in the centre. Its diameter is 16.0m and its maximum height 1.6m.”

Clearly, not a site to miss when visiting the other excellent cairns/cists in the locale of Royal Hill.

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