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| HER Number: | MDV103623 |
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| Name: | Cairn south-west of Glasscombe Ball, Ugborough |
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Summary
Probable cairn south-west of Glasscombe Ball. Stony mound of 6 metres by 4.8 metres and up to 0.8 metres high. It has no kerb or other characteristics, and is clear of any vegetation growth. The date or purpose of this cairn cannot be determined visually but the impression is that it is a doubtful antiquity.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 659 601 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ugborough |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UGBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SE106
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 442075
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX66SE106
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN? (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX66SE106 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV142499.
(18/07/1977) At SX 65836018, there is a circular pile of stones, 5.0m. in diameter and 0.4m. high, on a slight west slope at 357m. O.D. It has no kerb or other characteristics, and is clear of any vegetation growth. The date or purpose of this cairn cannot be determined visually but the impression is that it is a doubtful antiquity. (see also SX 66 SE 84).
Positioned at 1:10 000 for AO records.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 98, 246, Map 56 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Glasscombe Ball S. cairn at SX65896022 of 4.5 metres diameter by 0.6 metres high located 100 metres south-west of 'Glas Barrow'. It is pitted on the north side but layered slabs are visible around the edge.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Riley, H., 2021, Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Landscape, Harford and Ugborough, 12, 7.1.7 (Report - Survey). SDV364697.
Cairn recorded during survey
Riley, H., 2021, UG21 heritage asset database and gazetteer of sites (Report - Survey). SDV364699.
Visited on 22nd April 2021, surveyed and photographed. Probable cairn south-west of the summit cairn on Glasscombe Ball: stony mound, 6 metres north-west to south-east, 4.8 metres north-east to south-west, up to 0.8 metres high.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV142499 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX66SE106. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 98, 246, Map 56. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5665 | Related to: Cairn on Glasscombe Ball, Ugborough (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8770 - Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Lanscape, Harford and Ugborough
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 20 2022 12:11PM |
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