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| HER Number: | MDV127493 |
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| Name: | Pillow mound enclosure south of Legis Tor |
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Summary
A pillow mound within an enclosure forming part of Legis Tor Warren. A flat-topped, oblong-shaped mound of soil and stone surrounded on three sides by the ditch from which material was quarried during the construction of the mound. The mound lies with its long axis across the hillslope, measures 16.4m long, 6.5m wide, 1.2m high surrounded by a 2.4m wide and 0.7m deep ditch. A 4m long shallow gully leads south from the mound and may have been constructed for drainage and as an access route.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 572 652 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Sheepstor |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPSTOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE115
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/239/7
- Old SAM Ref: 22289
- Pastscape: 438828
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, XV to Post Medieval - 1401 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130887 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(22/02/1993) A pillow mound within an enclosure forming part of Legis Tor Warren.
The pillow mound survives as a flat-topped, oblong-shaped mound of soil and stone surrounded on three sides by the ditch from which material was quarried during the construction of the mound. The mound lies with its long axis across the hillslope, measures 16.4m long, 6.5m wide, 1.2m high surrounded by a 2.4m wide and 0.7m deep ditch. A 4m long shallow gully leads south from the mound and may have been constructed for drainage and as an access route.
Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360208.
Visible on the lidar data.
Newman, P., 2005, Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV363484.
Probert, S. A. J., 2010, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of Ringmoor, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV360517.
Newman , P., 2018, Archaeological Sites within Ringmoor Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation (Report - Survey). SDV361636.
Depicted on the GIS survey layer.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130887. |
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| SDV360208 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DTM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #124159 ] |
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| SDV360517 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J.. 2010. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of Ringmoor, Dartmoor Training Area. A4 Comb Bound. |
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| SDV361636 | Report - Survey: Newman , P.. 2018. Archaeological Sites within Ringmoor Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation. Southwest Landscape Investigations. A4 Comb Bound. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV14144 | Part of: Legis Tor Warren (Monument) |
| MDV50621 | Related to: Medieval or later enclosure south of Legis Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7443 - Condition survey of archaeological sites in Ringmoor Training Area
- EDV7569 - Condition survey of Ringmoor Down training area
- EDV8227 - Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 11 2020 3:03PM |
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