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| HER Number: | MDV129933 |
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| Name: | Cairn north-east of Western Beacon, Ugborough |
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Summary
Cairn '18' (Butler) to the north-east of Western Beacon to the east of the leat. Platform cairn, a stony flat-topped mound of 17 metres diameter by 1metres high with some stone extraction hollows on the mound. Part of group of five cairns
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 657 580 |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 34-6, Map 53, Figure 53.13 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Cairn '18' to the north-east of Western Beacon on the east side of the leat is an oval turf covered mound to the north-east of Cairn '17'.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Riley, H., 2021, Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Landscape, Harford and Ugborough (Report - Survey). SDV364697.
Cairn recorded during survey.
Riley, H., 2021, UG21 heritage asset database and gazetteer of sites, UG 21028 (Report - Survey). SDV364699.
Visited on 18th April 2021, surveyed and photographed. Platform cairn west of Cuckoo Ball: stony flat-topped mound, 17 metres diameter, 1metres high, some stone extraction hollows on mound; part of group of 5 cairns.
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. 34-6, Map 53, Figure 53.13. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV2905 | Related to: Cairn on north-east slope of Western Beacon, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV3069 | Related to: Leat on Ugborough Moor, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV24997 | Related to: Row of three small cairns north-east of Western Beacon, Ugborough (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8770 - Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Lanscape, Harford and Ugborough
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 27 2022 10:15AM |
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