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| HER Number: | MDV3126 |
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| Name: | Cairn near the summit of Western Beacon |
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Summary
One of a group of five cairns of varying sizes north of Western Beacon, measured at 16m diameter by the Ordnance Survey in 1950, hollow in centre recorded. Clearly visible on the aerial photography.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 654 577 |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NE/211
- Old SAM Ref: 10609
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX65NE35 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV165215.
(27/03/1950) Cairn with hollow in centre, otherwise in fair condition. Diameter 16.0m, height 1.7m.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 172, Ugborough 22 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
(22/06/1973) Almost on the Harford boundary SX 6544 5772. Cairn with hollow centre. Diameter 20m, height 1.8m.
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.
Cairn. Diameter 22m; height 1.7m.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV165215 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX65NE35. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV165222 | Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 1990. Notes on cairns. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown. |
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| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 172, Ugborough 22. |
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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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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #123757 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3114 | Related to: Boundary stone 190 metres north of cairn at Western Beacon (Monument) |
| MDV3113 | Related to: Boundary stone 90 metres north of cairn at Western Beacon (Monument) |
| MDV3111 | Related to: Boundary stone at top of Western Beacon (Monument) |
| MDV3110 | Related to: Boundary stone at Western Beacon (Monument) |
| MDV3112 | Related to: Boundary stone north of cairn at Western Beacon (Monument) |
| MDV3125 | Related to: Cairn on the south-western brow of Western Beacon (Monument) |
| MDV42777 | Related to: Large cairn north of Western Beacon (Monument) |
| MDV3123 | Related to: Possible cairn in vicinity of Western Beacon (Monument) |
| MDV25000 | Related to: Small cairn on the south-western brow of Western Beacon (Monument) |
| MDV25001 | Related to: Small cairn on the south-western brow of Western Beacon (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 20 2020 11:17AM |
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