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| HER Number: | MDV28482 |
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| Name: | Possible cairn and cist south of Piles Hill stone row, Ugborough |
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Summary
Possible cairn and cist south of Piles Hill stone row. Turf-covered mound 3 metres by 3.2 metres and 0.5 metres high. Four recumbent stones and two upright stones around perimeter of mound. May be the remains of a cairn circle around a cist
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 658 610 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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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: SX66SE136
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 442153
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/495
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN? (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
- CIST (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Worth, R. H., 1949, 68th Report on Barrows, 54 (Article in Serial). SDV146939.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 171 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
(June 1976) SX 65796100 A group of stones, doubtfully remains of cairn with cist, first noted by Worth.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not recorded.
Riley, H., 2021, Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Landscape, Harford and Ugborough, 12, 7.1.8, Figure 20 (Report - Survey). SDV364697.
This site appears to be the remains of a cist with a low mound and retaining circle.
Riley, H., 2021, UG21 heritage asset database and gazetteer of sites (Report - Survey). SDV364699.
Visited on 20th March 2021, surveyed and photographed. Cist south of Piles Hill stone row: turf-covered mound, 3 metres north to south, 3.2 metres east to west, 0.5 metres high, 4 recumbent stones, 2 upright stones around perimeter of mound; may be remains of a cairn circle around a cist.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV146939 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1949. 68th Report on Barrows. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 81. Unknown. 54. |
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| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 171. |
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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
| MDV5662 | Related to: Stone alignment on Piles Hill, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV5697 | Related to: Streamworks on the West Glaze Brook, Ugborough Moor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8770 - Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Lanscape, Harford and Ugborough
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 20 2022 10:21AM |
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