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| HER Number: | MDV3125 |
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| Name: | Cairn on the south-western brow of Western Beacon, Ugborough |
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Summary
Cairn '6' (Butler) is one of a group of three closely spaced cairns on the south-western brow of Western Beacon. Stony mound of 20 metres diameter by 1.7 metres high
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 654 576 |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX65NE36
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 441201
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NE/210
- Old SAM Ref: 10546
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROUND CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX65NE36 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV165223.
(24/03/1950) Cairn in good condition. Diameter measures 17.0m, 1.7m high.
National Monuments Record, 1969, SX6557, 2/7-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDV165212.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 172, Ugborough 23 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
(22/06/1973) SX 6543 5762 Cairn. Diameter 20 metres, height 1.8 metres.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Medium sized cairn visible on 1969 National Monuments Record aerial photograph.
Ancient Monuments, 1990, Notes on cairns (Schedule Document). SDV165222.
One of three closely spaced cairns measuring 12m, 23m and 23m in diameter and 1m, 1.7m and 1.8m high.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 34-6, 244, Map 53, Figure 53.13 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Western Beacon cairn '6' at SX65435762 of 21 metres diameter by 2.5 metres high retains its bowl shape without even a central pit and may not be badly damaged.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on the 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 (Report - Survey). SDV364699.
Visited on 8th January 2021, surveyed and photographed. Cairn on summit of Western Beacon: stony mound, 20 metres diameter, 1.7 metres high
Historic England, 2021-2022, NRHE to HER website, Accessed 10/12/2021 (Website). SDV364039.
According to the Schedule List there are two cairns to the NE of Western Beacon cairn, between there and SX65475765 (from the map extract) being 12.0m in diameter and 1.0m high, and 23.0m diameter by 1.7m high. This group of three cairns are all scheduled: 10546 (citing English Heritage Schedule of Ancient Monuments Amendment: OCT-1991).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV165212 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1969. SX6557. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2/7-9. |
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| SDV165222 | Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 1990. Notes on cairns. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown. |
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| SDV165223 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX65NE36. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 172, Ugborough 23. |
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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. 34-6, 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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| SDV364039 | Website: Historic England. 2021-2022. NRHE to HER website. https://nrhe-to-her.esdm.co.uk/NRHE. Website. Accessed 10/12/2021. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3110 | Related to: Boundary stone at Western Beacon, Ugborough and Harford parishes (Monument) |
| MDV3126 | Related to: Cairn near the summit of Western Beacon, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV129913 | Related to: Cairn on the summit of Western Beacon, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV3123 | Related to: Damaged cairn at Western Beacon, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV25000 | Related to: Small cairn on the south-eastern brow of Western Beacon, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV25001 | Related to: Small cairn on the south-western brow of Western Beacon, Ugborough (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8770 - Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Lanscape, Harford and Ugborough
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 6 2022 12:27PM |
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