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Summary

One of three small enclosures (C), with at least five associated hut circles, all of which are in poor condition. The wall surrounding this enclosure (18 metres across) is pitted and partly gone on south-west side. Single hut (4) shown incorporated into the northern part of the enclosure wall. This site is part of a settlement included in the local list of Nationally Important Dartmoor sites.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthwork remains of the early 20th century China Clay works at Redlake Mine and the associated railway, as well as prehistoric remains on Ugborough Moor

Other References/Statuses

• Dartmoor Non-designated Heritage Asset: Y
• National Record of the Historic Environment
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NE/290

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
• HUT CIRCLE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946, CPE/UK 1890, 1141-2 (Aerial Photograph). SDV140289.

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

Indistinct enclosure visible on Royal Air Force photographs.

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

Possible enclosure seen only on the Royal Air Force aerial photographs (1946) and not the later National Monuments Record (1969) photographs, although this does not mean it has been destroyed. This feature is very close to existing field boundary and covers less than 0.1 hectares in area.

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 22, MAP 53.5, enc. C (Monograph). SDV337765.

Western Beacon East. One of three small enclosures (C), with at least five associated hut circles, all of which are in poor condition. The wall surrounding this enclosure (18 metres across) is pitted and partly gone on south-west side. Single hut (4) shown incorporated into the northern part of the enclosure wall.

Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.

This site was considered for designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument during the Monument Protection Programme. The programme ended before the entire list of sites was successfully scheduled so this is included on a local list of Nationally Important Sites.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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