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Summary

One of two turf-covered cairns lying north-east of the Corringdon stone rows. One measures 7.4m. in diameter and 0.4m high. The other is 8.0m. by 6.5m. and 0.3m high. The re-survey of these cairns in 1979 showed that they are of an unusual class of monument, consisting mainly of multiple concentric stone rings. Additionally, there is a turf covered barrow to the North East of the cairns and a very large ruined monument, 23.0 m in diameter, comprising 5 or 6 multiple concentric stone rings lying between the cairns. The whole group is regarded as a ritual complex, possibly associated with the stone row.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1013031: Multiple stone alignment and associated cairns west of Glasscombe Upper Plantation
• SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of the Corringdon Ball complex; three stone rows and a number of prehistoric cairns on Ugborough Moor

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX66SE116
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 442105
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/350/1
• Old SAM County Ref: 371
• Old SAM Ref: 10569

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CAIRN (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX66SE116 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV142764.

(10/06/1979) These are two turf-covered cairns which lie north-east of the Corringdon stone rows (SX 66 SE 43) and in association with other cairns (SX 66 SE 115).
'B' measures 8.0m. by 6.5m. and is 0.3m high.
Surveyed at 1:10 000 on MSD.

Robinson, R. + Greeves, T. A. P., 1981, Two Unrecorded Prehistoric Multiple Stone Rings, Glasscombe, Ugborough, South Dartmoor, 33-6 (Article in Serial). SDV142714.

The resurvey of these cairns in 1979 showed that they are of an unusual class of monument, consisting mainly of multiple concentric stone rings. Additionally, there is a turf covered barrow to the North East of the cairns and a very large ruined monument, 23.0 m in diameter, comprising 5 or 6 multiple concentric stone rings [lying between the cairns 'A' and 'B' recorded by Authority 2]. The whole group is regarded as a ritual complex, possibly associated with the stone row [SX 66 SE 43].

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 91-2, Map 56, Figure 56.8 & 56.8.1 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Cairn '3' at SX66656120 of 8.0 metres diameter by 0.3 metres high at the north-eastern end of 'Corringdon Ball stone rows' is a hollowed cairn 12 metres east of Cairn '1' with the tops of a retaining circle just showing around its outer edge.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

Cairn shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1013031 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

This complex of multiple stone alignments, cairns and remains of cairns lies on the west bank of the East Glaze Brook north-west of Glasscombe Upper Plantation.
The stone rows follow the main contour and are aligned roughly north-east/south-west, with five cairns at the northern end. There are seven, or possibly eight rows, the possible eighth being represented by two stones 25m apart between the two triple rows and aligned with the centre of their terminal cairn. The northernmost row is single and is 157m in length, with stones standing up to 0.64m in height. The spacing between stones is very irregular, the terminal cairn at the north end is 8m in diameter and 0.5m in height. There are two shorter triple rows south of it, both terminating at the north-eastern end at a cairn retaining kerb, the first triple row is 7.8m in length and the southernmost is 66m in length and again the spacings are irregular. This and the variation in length may be due to robbing for the newtake.
The cairn retaining kerb at the north end of the triple rows is a semi-circle 14m in diameter, with five stones up to 0.5m in height. Two sets of concentric rings of stones (retaining kerbs) at the northern end are 14m and 23m in diameter. The adjacent cairn is 8m in diameter and 0.5m in height.
The scheduled area for this site may not entirely cover the area of features.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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