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| HER Number: | MDV132355 |
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| Name: | Stone extraction pits on south side of Butterdon Hill, Ugborough |
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Summary
Stone extraction pits on south side of Butterdon Hill. Two sub-rectangular pits of 9 metres by 6 metres and 10 metres by 7 metres and up to 1.5 metres deep with stone working debris
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 655 583 |
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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
- STONE QUARRY (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, 18, 7.5 (Report - Survey). SDV364697.
Granite extraction from Harford and Ugborough Moors.
Riley, H., 2021, UG21 heritage asset database and gazetteer of sites, UG 21012 (Report - Survey). SDV364699.
Visited on 8th February, surveyed and photographed. Stone extraction pits on south side of Butterdon Hill:. Two sub-rectangular pits, 9 metres north to south, 6 metres east to west, 10 metres north to south, 7 metres east to west, up to 1.5 metres deep, with stone working debris.
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 25 2022 9:44AM |
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