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HER Number:MDV25034
Name:Pathway on the eastern side of Uborough Moor, Ugborough

Summary

Trackway on the eastern side of Ugborough Moor. There are some 7.7 hectares of hollow ways and tracks to the north of Cuckoo Ball

Location

Grid Reference:SX 659 579
Map Sheet:SX65NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishUgborough
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishUGBOROUGH

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthwork remains of the early 20th century China Clay works at Redlake Mine and the associated railway, as well as prehistoric remains on Ugborough Moor
  • SHINE: Earthwork remains of the early 20th century China Clay works at Redlake Mine and the associated railway, as well as prehistoric remains on Ugborough Moor

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NE/296
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TRACKWAY (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1899 AD)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 1142-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Possible leat extending from SX65895775 to SX65985762 for 150 metres in length identified from aerial photographs.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, Map 53.6 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Depicted by Butler as a trackway or path, not a leat. Runs from Long Barrow in the north all the way to the south of Western Beacon.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Line of the path shows on the aerial photograph.

Riley, H., 2021, Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Landscape, Harford and Ugborough, 16, 7.3.1 (Report - Survey). SDV364697.

Remains of tracks along Ugborough and Harford Moors.

Riley, H., 2021, UG21 heritage asset database and gazetteer of sites, UG 21015 (Report - Survey). SDV364699.

Visited on 24th April 2021. Part of a path from Cantrell Moor Gate to Lud Brook is in the project area. Some 7.7 hectares of hollow ways and tracks to the north of Cuckoo Ball.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV169268Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1142-3.
SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
SDV337765Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. Map 53.6.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #84913 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV24985Related to: Alleged enclosure, Ugborough Moor (Monument)
MDV25007Related to: Enclosure 500m east of Western Beacon, Ugborough (Monument)
MDV3052Related to: Gate to open moor south-west of West Peek Farm (Monument)
MDV2917Related to: Hut circles in settlement east of Western Beacon (Monument)
MDV2886Related to: Long cairn east of Butterdon Hill, Ugborough (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8770 - Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Lanscape, Harford and Ugborough

Date Last Edited:Feb 18 2022 3:55PM