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| HER Number: | MDV24987 |
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| Name: | Area of tinworking trial pits, Ugborough |
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Summary
Tinworking trial pits on Eastern Beacon to north-west of cairn covering an area of some 0.2 hectares
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 666 588 |
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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
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of post-medieval or earlier tin workers trial pits at Eastern Beacon, Ugborough Moor
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NE/268
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TRIAL PIT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1977, SX6658, 1, 368-371 (Aerial Photograph). SDV160614.
Photograph taken on 20th may 1977. Small area of trial pits near cairns. Area covers less than 0.1 hectare.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Riley, H., 2021, Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Landscape, Harford and Ugborough, 17, 7.4.1 (Report - Survey). SDV364697.
Tinworking extraction pits.
Riley, H., 2021, UG21 heritage asset database and gazetteer of sites (Report - Survey). SDV364699.
Visited on22nd April 2021. Trial pits on Eastern Beacon to north-west of cairn MDV3105 covering an area of some 0.2 hectares.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV160614 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. SX6658. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1, 368-371. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3105 | Related to: Large cairn on the south side of Ugborough Beacon, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV24995 | Related to: Tinworking trial pits, Ugborough (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8770 - Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Lanscape, Harford and Ugborough
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 18 2022 8:23AM |
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