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| HER Number: | MDV132353 |
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| Name: | Evidence of peat cutting on Beacon Plain, Ugborough |
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Summary
Evidence of peat cutting. Small area of peat cutting on the north side of Beacon Plain with two peaty mounds of 5 to 6 metres in diameter by 0.5 metres high which may be remains of decayed peat stacks
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 663 596 |
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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
- PEAT CUTTING (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Riley, H., 2021, Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Landscape, Harford and Ugborough, 19, 7.6 (Report - Survey). SDV364697.
Evidence of peat cutting.
Riley, H., 2021, UG21 heritage asset database and gazetteer of sites, UG 21010 (Report - Survey). SDV364699.
Visited on 22nd January 2021, surveyed and photographed. Disused turbary on north side of Beacon Plain. Small area of peat cutting with two peaty mounds, 5 to 6 metres in diameter, 0.5 metres high, may be remains of decayed peat stacks.
Sources / Further Reading
Associated Monuments
| MDV3121 | Related to: Cairn on summit of Ugborough Beacon, Ugborough (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8770 - Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Lanscape, Harford and Ugborough
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 24 2022 11:15AM |
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