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HER Number:MDV24993
Name:Trial pits within enclosure, Ugborough

Summary

Trial pit within enclosure recorded during survey in 2021

Location

Grid Reference:SX 669 598
Map Sheet:SX65NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishUgborough
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishUGBOROUGH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NE/274

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • PROSPECTING PIT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs, 1890 1215-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Photograph taken on 10th December 1946.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Possible trial pit visible on 1946 aerial photograph

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 82-3 (Monograph). SDV337765.

'Pits' shown within Enclosure 'A' at 'Owley Gate enclosures'.

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 on 22nd April 2021. Possible trial pits noted on 1946 aerial photograph, south-west side of enclosure MDV25033: see record for enclosure.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV319854Cartographic: 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.
SDV337765Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 82-3.
SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). 1890 1215-6.

Associated Monuments

MDV132336Related to: Hut circle north-east of enclosed settlement at Owley Corner, Ugborough (Monument)
MDV129553Related to: Hut circle within enclosed settlement at Owley Corner, Ugborough (Monument)
MDV129554Related to: Hut circle within enclosed settlement at Owley Corner, Ugborough (Monument)
MDV129555Related to: Hut circle within enclosed settlement at Owley Corner, Ugborough (Monument)
MDV129556Related to: Hut circle within enclosed settlement at Owley Corner, Ugborough (Monument)
MDV129557Related to: Hut circle within enclosed settlement at Owley Corner, Ugborough (Monument)
MDV132337Related to: Hut circle within enclosed settlement at Owley Corner, Ugborough (Monument)
MDV25033Related to: Large enclosed hut circle settlement at Owley Corner, Ugborough (Monument)
MDV24991Related to: Trial pits in the north of enclosure at Owley Gate, Ugborough (Monument)
MDV24986Related to: Trial pits in the southern part of the enclosure, Ugborough (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8770 - Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Lanscape, Harford and Ugborough

Date Last Edited:Aug 22 2023 4:07PM