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| HER Number: | MDV127224 |
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| Name: | Pool north-west of Spurrell's Cross, Ugborough |
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Summary
A pool measuring around 18m. One of over 40 such 'sacred' pools identified on Dartmoor that are thought to have potentially been designed during the prehistoric period. Lies to the north of a stone row. Livestock watering pond modified by peat cutting of 25 metres by 16 metres and 0.4 metres deep. The edges show the remains of peat cutting
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 658 600 |
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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: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- POND (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? (Between) to 42 AD (Between))
- PEAT CUTTING (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Greeves, T. A. P., 2019, Dartmoor's Sacred Pools. Design in the Prehistoric Landscape, 37, Spurrells (Article in Serial). SDV363426.
SX 65818 60062 Spurrells Pool measures around 18m. One of over 40 such 'sacred' pools identified on Dartmoor that are thought to have potentially been designed during the prehistoric period, and may have been used to deposit votive items, although these Dartmoor examples may have alternative significance as designed prehistoric elements in the landscape. Many are located on ridge tops and in conjunction with cairns, stone rows and other prehistoric features. Further research may well reveal more about these interesting features.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Pond is depicted on the modern mapping.
Riley, H., 2021, UG21 heritage asset database and gazetteer of sites (Report - Survey). SDV364699.
Visited on 22nd April 2021, surveyed and photographed. Livestock watering pond modified by peat cutting north-west of Spurrells Cross: pond 25 metres north to south, 16 metres east to west, 0.4 metres deep, edges show remains of peat cutting.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #123622 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV2890 | Related to: Stone row near Spurrell's Cross, Ugborough (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8770 - Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Lanscape, Harford and Ugborough
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 12 2023 9:38AM |
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