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| HER Number: | MDV3068 |
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| Name: | Site of a racecourse, Ugborough |
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Summary
About 200 metres east of Hangershell Rocks there are two rows of stones, 10 metres apart, running north to south, and after some distance curving east towards the lower ground by the track known as Blackwood Path. At approximately SX661591 there is a group of three stones placed 10 metres from a stone which appears to lie naturally. These are near the Blackwood Path and could be 'markers' for the course. The footnote on page 395 of Crossing's 'guide' states that there was a race meeting 'about 40 years ago'. If this were written in 1912, the date of the edition of the guide, this would date the racecourse about 1870. The Ordnance Survey maps appear to show this course as a moorland track.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 657 593 |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NE/153
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RACECOURSE (XIX - 1870 AD (Between) to 1870 AD (Between))
Full description
Crossing, W., 1912 (1965), Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor, 395 (Monograph). SDV320981.
The footnote on page 395 of Crossing's 'guide' states that there was a race meeting here 'about 40 years ago'.
Unknown, 1978, Racecouse east of Hangershell Rocks (Unknown). SDV160622.
About 200 metres east of Hangershell Rocks there are two rows of stones, 10 metres apart, running north to south, and after some distance curving east towards the lower ground by the track known as Blackwood Path. At approximately SX661591 there is a group of three stones placed 10 metres from a stone which appears to lie naturally. These are near the Blackwood Path and could be 'markers' for the course. The footnote on page 395 of Crossing's 'guide' states that there was a race meeting 'about 40 years ago'. If this were written in 1912, the date of the edition of the guide, this would date the racecourse about 1870. The Ordnance Survey maps appear to show this course as a moorland track.
Riley, H., 2021, UG21 heritage asset database and gazetteer of sites (Report - Survey). SDV364699.
Visited on 21st January 2021. Site of race meeting held on Ugborough Moor circa 1870: not located with GPS.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV160622 | Unknown: Unknown. 1978. Racecouse east of Hangershell Rocks. [Mapped feature: #17204 ] |
| SDV320981 | Monograph: Crossing, W.. 1912 (1965). Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 395. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8770 - Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Lanscape, Harford and Ugborough
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 22 2023 2:46PM |
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