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| HER Number: | MDV18422 |
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| Name: | Pillow mounds south of Tor Royal Farm |
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Summary
Two ditched pillow mounds occupying a fairly steep E slope at 400m OD. They lie, roughly parallel, down the slope in an enclosed, relatively stone-free arable field. Both earthen mounds, disturbed by rabbit burrows, have evidence of stones and boulders in their bases. They are flat-topped and square-ended.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 601 725 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of a pair of Medieval pillow mounds for housing rabbits 520 metres south of Tor Royal Farm
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SW193
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 619857
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/145
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262395.
Des=dnp survey (6") of tor royal farm/(1982)in smr. Pillow mound south of tor royal farm. Marked on os 6" (dnp).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(09/02/1989) Two ditched pillow mounds occupying a fairly steep E slope at 400m OD. They lie, roughly parallel, down the slope in an enclosed, relatively stone-free arable field. Both earthen mounds, disturbed by rabbit burrows, have evidence of stones and boulders in their bases. They are flat-topped and square-ended.
SX 60117255. 10.3m long, on average 4.2m wide and 1.1m high. The ditch, disturbed and silted at each end is c.1.5m wide and 0.4m deep.
SX 60107256. 9.5m long a maximum 4.5m wide and 1.1m high with a silted ditch a maximum 1.7m wide and 0.4m deep.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV262395 | Migrated Record: |
| 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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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV26101 | Related to: Granite quarries east of South Plantation (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8628 - Tor Royal Farm Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8666 - Tor Royal Plantation, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 11 2022 3:38PM |
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