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HER Number:MDV129054
Name:Pillow mound within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent

Summary

Pillow mound on the east side settlement 'G' (Butler) to the south of Black Tor

Location

Grid Reference:SX 680 633
Map Sheet:SX66SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSouth Brent
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH BRENT

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX66SE71
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/91/3
  • Old SAM County Ref: 384
  • Pastscape: 441980
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 101-102, Map 57, Figure 57.1 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Pillow mound within the eastern part of Enclosure 'G' at the 'Black Tor enclosures'.

Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.

Pillow mound shown on modern mapping.

National Monuments Record, 2020, Pastscape, 441980, SX66SE71 (Website). SDV363416.

Site visited on 21st December 1977. At Zeal Burrows (name not confirmed) centred at SX 67996317 on a south-east slope are seven bracken-covered pillow mounds. They average 15.5 metres long, 5.0 metres wide and 0.8 metres high, are all ditched, and have their main axis aligned with the slope. The pillow mound at SX 68016332 lies within an enclosure.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV337765Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 101-102, Map 57, Figure 57.1.
SDV363413Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #127237 ]
SDV363416Website: National Monuments Record. 2020. Pastscape. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. Website. 441980, SX66SE71.

Associated Monuments

MDV14155Part of: Warren south-west of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV5795Related to: Enclosed hut circle settlement south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV5797Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129040Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129041Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129042Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129043Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129044Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129045Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129046Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129047Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129048Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129049Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129050Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129051Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129053Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV5796Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV5798Related to: Hut circle within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129062Related to: Pillow mound between two Black Tor enclosures, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129063Related to: Pillow mound between two Black Tor enclosures, South Brent (Monument)
MDV28476Related to: Pillow mound between two Black Tor enclosures, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129064Related to: Pillow mound south of the Black Tor enclosures, South Brent (Monument)
MDV129065Related to: Pillow mound south of the Black Tor enclosures, South Brent (Monument)
MDV13385Related to: Pillow mound south of the Black Tor enclosures, South Brent (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 6 2020 8:24AM

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