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| HER Number: | MDV24997 |
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| Name: | Row of three small cairns north-east of Western Beacon, Ugborough |
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Summary
Row of three small Cairns '14' to '16' (Butler) to north-east of Western Beacon. Northern of the three is a stony flat-topped mound of 9 metres diameter by 1 metre high. Central cairn of 3.0 metres diameter by 0.4 metres high. Southern cairn of 5.5 metres diameter by o.4 metres high
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 657 580 |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX65NE78
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 441525
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NE/281
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 1140-1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
A possible small cairn near to another.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Possible small cairn visible on aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 36, 244, Map 53, Figure 53.13 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Western Beacon cairn '14' at SX65725801 of 5.5 metres diameter by 0.4 metres high. Western Beacon cairn '15' at 65735802 of 3.0 metres diameter by 0.4 metres high. Western Beacon cairn '16' at S65745803 of 8.0 metres diameter by 1.0 metre high. Three small cairns below Cairn '13' to the north-east of Western Beacon.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Riley, H., 2021, Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Landscape, Harford and Ugborough, 12, 7.1.7 (Report - Survey). SDV364697.
One of fifty cairns recorded during survey.
Riley, H., 2021, UG21 heritage asset database and gazetteer of sites, UG 21029 & UG 21030 (Report - Survey). SDV364699.
Visited on 18th April 2021, surveyed and photographed. UG 21029 - Small cairn west of Cuckoo Ball: stony turf-covered mound, 4 metres diameter, 0.5 metres high; part of a group of five cairns. UG 21030 - Cairn west of Cuckoo Ball: stony flat-topped turf-covered mound, 6 metres diameter, 0.8 metres high; part of a group of 5 cairns.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1140-1. |
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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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| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 36, 244, Map 53, Figure 53.13. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV129932 | Related to: Cairn north-east of Western Beacon, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV129933 | Related to: Cairn north-east of Western Beacon, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV2905 | Related to: Cairn on north-east slope of Western Beacon, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV3069 | Related to: Leat on Ugborough Moor, Ugborough (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8770 - Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Lanscape, Harford and Ugborough
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 22 2023 4:08PM |
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