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| HER Number: | MDV103643 |
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| Name: | Enclosure with hut circles west of Cuckoo Ball, Ugborough |
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Summary
Poorly preserved prehistoric hut circle settlement west of the newtake at Cuckoo Ball with three hut circles. Fragmentary circular enclosure 40 metres in diameter with a stony bank 1.3 metres wideby 0.7 metres high which is cut by a leat
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 658 581 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NE |
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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
- 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
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSED HUT CIRCLE SETTLEMENT (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
The western section of the enclosure and the northern hut circle is faintly visible, when compared to Butler's plan.
Map object based on this source.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 23, Map 53, Figure 53.6 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Enclosure 'A' at Cuckoo Ball with hut circle is outside the newtake and is very poorly preserved. It was probable originally circular but the section nearest the newtake has gone completely and large gaps have appeared around the rest of the circuit. Further damage was caused when the leat was cut through the centre destroying half of a hut on the eastern side of the enclosure. One hut remains to the north-west of the circuit.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
The northern hut circle is visible on the aerial photography, although the remains of the enclosure are less clear.
Riley, H., 2021, Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Landscape, Harford and Ugborough, 13, 7.2.2 (Report - Survey). SDV364697.
Enclosed settlement recorded during survey.
Riley, H., 2021, UG21 heritage asset database and gazetteer of sites (Report - Survey). SDV364699.
Visited on 18th April 2021, surveyed and photographed. Enclosure with three hut circles west of Cuckoo Ball: circular enclosure 40 metres in diameter, defined by fragmentary stony bank 1.3 metres wide, 0.7 metres high; cut by leat MDV3069.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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. 23, Map 53, Figure 53.6. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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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
| MDV128317 | Parent of: Hut circle within enclosure to west of Cuckoo Ball, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV132342 | Parent of: Hut circle within enclosure to west of Cuckoo Ball, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV132343 | Parent of: Hut circle within enclosure to west of Cuckoo Ball, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV3067 | Related to: Cuckoo Ball prehistoric field system (Monument) |
| MDV25005 | Related to: Enclosure on Cuckoo Ball, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV2910 | Related to: Enclosure on Cuckoo Ball, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV3069 | Related to: Leat on Ugborough Moor, Ugborough (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8770 - Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Lanscape, Harford and Ugborough
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 20 2022 12:27PM |
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