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<< Our Photo Pages >> Corringdon Ball Tomb - Chambered Tomb in England in Devon

Submitted by TheCaptain on Thursday, 01 July 2004  Page Views: 11313

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Corringdon Ball Tomb Alternative Name: Corringdon Ball Long Barrow, Longbarrow; Grinsell South Brent 1 (List A)
Country: England County: Devon Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Buckfastleigh  Nearest Village: Aish
Map Ref: SX6694561308  Landranger Map Number: 202
Latitude: 50.436499N  Longitude: 3.874952W
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:
5Superb
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
0No data.
 3 Accuracy:
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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TheCaptain visited on 25th Feb 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3 Walk from South Brent up onto the moor around Corringdon Ball. Just as we get to the longbarrow and other megalithic sites my phone malfunctions and packs up. Getting very fed up with this decide to give up looking for any more old stones and just continue on with the walk up to Shipley Bridge.

SimonBlackmore visited on 29th Jun 2021 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 2

TheCaptain visited on 20th Jun 2004 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3 The remains of Corringdon Ball chambered tomb are marked on the map as Long Barrow, and it is situated on the saddle of land between Corringdon Ball and Brent Fore Hill, not far from the cairn at the head of the Brent Fore row. This was once one of the largest monuments on the moor, but has been badly damaged, with a track cut through its northern part, and most of the southern end destroyed. Several large stones remain at the south end, which would once have formed a very large chamber. These are now nearly all fallen and broken, with just a semblance of any chamber recognisable.

SandyG AngieLake cazzyjane have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.67 Ambience: 3.33 Access: 2.67

Corringdon Ball Tomb
Corringdon Ball Tomb submitted by TheCaptain : Corringdon Ball Chambered Tomb, Dartmoor, Devon SX669613 View looking at the remains of the chamber (Vote or comment on this photo)
The remains of Corringdon Ball chambered tomb are marked on the map as Long Barrow, and it is situated on the saddle of land between Corringdon Ball and Brent Fore Hill, not far from the cairn at the head of the Brent Fore row.

This was once one of the largest monuments on the moor, but has been badly damaged, with a track cut through its northern part, and most of the southern end destroyed. Several large stones remain at the south end, which would once have formed a very large chamber. These are now nearly all fallen and broken, with just a semblance of any chamber recognisable.

While I was here, the clouds and rain that had been with me most of the day cleared up, for a lovely sunny evening, on the solstice eve.

Corringdon Ball Chambered Tomb, Brent Fore Hill, Dartmoor, Devon SX669613 Visited Sunday, 20th June 2004

Update September 2019: This chambered cairn is featured on the Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks website - see their entry for the Corringdon Ball Chambered Tomb, which tells us this is "an earthen long barrow with a ruined stone chamber at the south east end."

The cairn is also recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 441904 and the Devon and Dartmoor HER: MDV5750 (Chambered Cairn at Corringon Ball).

The cairn is also scheduled as Historic England List ID 1013403 (Chambered cairn at Ball Gate, Corringdon Ball), which adds: "Six stones of the chamber remain; one upright is still in situ but the others have been disturbed and the capstone has been displaced. These stones are up to 2m in height and the capstone is about 3m long and 2m wide. It is associated with two round cairns in the immediate vicinity."
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Corringdon Ball Tomb
Corringdon Ball Tomb submitted by SandyG : View from the south east. The long cairn extends northward from the collapsed chamber. (9th June 2013). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Corringdon Ball Tomb
Corringdon Ball Tomb submitted by AngieLake : Corringdon Ball long barrow looking approximately NE - East. In the far right of the pic are the two pillars of Ball Gate (as marked on the OS map). A footpath runs NW-SE down that lane, around the curve of Corringdon Ball hill. If you trace a line NW from South Brent on the OS map, you will find it. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Corringdon Ball Tomb
Corringdon Ball Tomb submitted by TheCaptain : Just as we get to the longbarrow and other megalithic sites my phone misfunctions and packs up. Oh well, we can just get on with the walk for the rest of the day! (Vote or comment on this photo)

Corringdon Ball Tomb
Corringdon Ball Tomb submitted by SimonBlackmore : A long but easy walk from South Brent to Ball Gate and the Long Barrow (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Corringdon Ball Tomb submitted by SandyG : The collapsed chamber at the southern end of the long cairn. View from north west. (9th June 2013). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Corringdon Ball Tomb
Corringdon Ball Tomb submitted by Bladup : Corringdon Ball chambered cairn.

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Corringdon Ball Tomb submitted by Bladup

Corringdon Ball Tomb
Corringdon Ball Tomb submitted by Bladup

Corringdon Ball Tomb
Corringdon Ball Tomb submitted by Bladup

Corringdon Ball Tomb
Corringdon Ball Tomb submitted by AngieLake : Some of the remaining stones of this long barrow are huge - the one in the foreground in lower pic and the one at extreme right being the biggest. In the top pic a friend examines the only one still standing. He is about 5ft 6ins tall. The remain mound is in the centre of both pics.

Corringdon Ball Tomb
Corringdon Ball Tomb submitted by TheCaptain : Corringdon Ball Chambered Tomb, Dartmoor, Devon SX669613 View looking at the ruined chamber from atop the mound

Corringdon Ball Tomb
Corringdon Ball Tomb submitted by TheCaptain : Corringdon Ball Chambered Tomb, Dartmoor, Devon SX669613 Viewed here on solstice eve from the south, looking at the ruined chamber

Corringdon Ball Tomb
Corringdon Ball Tomb submitted by TheCaptain : Corringdon Ball Chambered Tomb, Dartmoor, Devon SX669613 Viewed here from the east

Corringdon Ball Tomb
Corringdon Ball Tomb submitted by TheCaptain : Corringdon Ball Chambered Tomb, Dartmoor, Devon SX669613 Viewed here from the west

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Corringdon Ball Longbarrow and Stone Rows/Cairns by Andy B on Sunday, 16 March 2014
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Margaret Hannah writes: Corringdon Ball is the most intact of the long barrows on Dartmoor (all are in a ruinous state ie not able to be entered). There are two known on South Dartmoor, one near Cuckoo Ball tomb, within a mile of Corringdon, and one on private land at Sherwell, near Dartmeet).

This site is relatively easy to access, being less than 1 mile walk from Shipley Bridge car park. The walk involves a short walk on a lane, then a fairly steep and rocky climb (quarter of a mile) up to the Moor, then mostly very easy grass paths, not steep. The barrow is reached after 45 minutes leisurely walk. It is orientated from Northwest to Southeast (the southestern end was the entrance) similarly to the West Kennet long barrow - this may mean that it was made to capture the rays of the sun at the Midwinter solstice. The long barrows which have been excavated have revealed skeleton remains; however some researchers believe that they were used for shamanic initiation rituals (ie the womb and the tomb; overcoming the fear of death - so the rays of the sun entering at the darkest time of year could have been very symbolic).

The stone rows are a short distance further on, orientated Northeast to Southwest. Visting the seven-fold rows involves crossing a very small brook (East Glazebrook) set in a small valley. There are also cairns or hut circles near the barrow and the stone rows.
Dartmoor has the greatest number of stone rows in Britain, over 70 having been recorded, and one North of Ivybridge being over 2 miles in length, orientated almost precisely North to South. Their purpose is mysterious - they have hugely varying alignments.

The stone rows reached by crossing the brook are unique - so far as we know there are seven lines of stones extant here. All stones are small, some evidently having disappeared below the soil. I have to say I found the subtle energies around these stones quite exceptional. From this site (and there is evidence of hut circles or cairns nearby) one can see two large cairns on the Western horizon, in the area north of Ugborough Beacon. These would be difficult to reach as the terrain is rough and very wet indeed.

My dowsing revealed two strong lines, on masculine, one feminine, which I believe meet within the Barrow. I would be interested to know what other dowsers find here.
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    Re: Corringdon Ball Longbarrow dowsing by AngieLake on Monday, 17 March 2014
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    FAO Andy/Margaret Hannah: I have two dowsing patterns recorded on 15.9.03 whilst asking my rods to show me the processional route at Corringdon Ball Gate long barrow. I could email these to Margaret if there is a link for her Andy?
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      Re: Corringdon Ball Longbarrow dowsing by Andy B on Monday, 17 March 2014
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      Thanks Angie, I've sent her your details so I expect she'll be in touch
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Re: Corringdon Ball by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 30 June 2004
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Corringdon Ball Chambered Tomb, Brent Fore Hill, Dartmoor, Devon SX669613
Visited Sunday, 20th June 2004

The remains of Corringdon Ball chambered tomb are marked on the map as Long Barrow, and it is situated on the saddle of land between Corringdon Ball and Brent Fore Hill, not far from the cairn at the head of the Brent Fore row. This was once one of the largest monuments on the moor, but has been badly damaged, with a track cut through its northern part, and most of the southern end destroyed. Several large stones remain at the south end, which would once have formed a very large chamber. These are now nearly all fallen and broken, with just a semblance of any chamber recognisable.

While I was here, the clouds and rain that had been with me most of the day cleared up, for a lovely sunny evening, on the solstice eve.
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