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| HER Number: | MDV3126 |
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| Name: | Cairn near the summit of Western Beacon, Ugborough |
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Summary
Cairn '2' (Butler) is one of a group of six cairns of varying sizes on Western Beacon. 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 (Constructed, 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.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 34-6, Map 53, Figure 53.13 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Cairn '2' on Western Beacon of 23 metres diameter by 2.0 metres high has been completely re-organized at the centre.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
'Cairn' shown on modern mapping.
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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| 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, 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). [Mapped feature: #123757 ] |
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| SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3111 | Related to: Boundary stone at top of Western Beacon, Ugborough and Harford parishes (Monument) |
| MDV3110 | Related to: Boundary stone at Western Beacon, Ugborough and Harford parishes (Monument) |
| MDV3114 | Related to: Boundary stone north of cairn at Western Beacon, Ugborough and Harford parishes (Monument) |
| MDV3112 | Related to: Boundary stone north of cairn at Western Beacon, Ugborough anf Harford parishes (Monument) |
| MDV3113 | Related to: Boundary stone north of cairn on Western Beacon, Ugborough and Harford parishes (Monument) |
| MDV3125 | Related to: Cairn on the south-western brow of Western Beacon, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV42777 | Related to: Large cairn south-west of Western Beacon, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV3123 | Related to: Possible cairn in vicinity of 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: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 4 2021 2:04PM |
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