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| HER Number: | MDV25001 |
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| Name: | Small cairn on the south-western brow of Western Beacon, Ugborough |
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Summary
Cairn '3' (Butler) is one of a group of six cairns on Western Beacon. Low stony mound of 17 metres by 20 metres and 0.3 metres high. Modified by a large shelter 2.5 metres by 2 metres with walls 0.7 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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NE/285
- Old SAM Ref: 10546
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Circular feature shown on 19th century map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Circular feature shown on early 20th century map.
National Monuments Record, 1969, SX6557, 2/7-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDV165212.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Small cairn near other cairns (e.g. SX65NE/210). 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, 35-6, 244, Map 53, Figure 53.13 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Western Beacon cairn '3' at SX65475768 of 19 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.
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 with large shelter, Western Beacon: low stony mound, 17 metres north to south, 20 metres east to west, 0.3 metres high; modified by large shelter 2.5 metres north to south by 2 metres east to west, walls 0.7 metres high
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
'Stones' shown on modern mapping.
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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| 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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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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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. 35-6, 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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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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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) |
| MDV3125 | Related to: Cairn on the south-western brow 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) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8770 - Archaeological Survey: Ugborough Premier Archaeological Lanscape, Harford and Ugborough
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 18 2022 9:16AM |
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