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| HER Number: | MDV25269 |
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| Name: | Possible pillow mounds, Drizzlecombe |
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Summary
Two low and very ragged earthen mounds lie along a moorland hillslope. Both partially cut and overlie a leat and its upcast bank. Neither have side ditches or visible stone footings. They are now difficult to positively identify as constructed pillow mounds.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 592 671 |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE240
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1247725
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/445
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) ENCLOSURE (Early Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
- EARTHWORK (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1983, NMR SF2134, 79 (Aerial Photograph). SDV238551.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Enclosure probably bisected by leat crf: SX56NE/367.
Robertson, J. G., 1994, The Archaeology of the Upper Plym Valley, 869-70 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV139549.
SX59196618. A sub-rectangular earthen mound superimposed on the retaining bank of the leat. Visible as a broad low hummocky platform 17.0m long by 11.0m wide and 0.6m high
SX59326707. A low broad hummocky platform superimposed on the retaining bank of the leat. Distinct edges are not traceable except on the north-eastern side where it merges with the leat. It measures 13.0m long, 10.0m wide and 0.2m high.
Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S., 1999, Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon (Report - Survey). SDV346268.
(09/09/1999) SX59186719; SX59316706. Two low and very ragged earthen mounds lie along a moorland hillslope. Both partially cut and overlie a leat and its upcast bank. Neither have side ditches or visible stone footings. They are now difficult to positively identify as constructed pillow mounds.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV139549 | Post-Graduate Thesis: Robertson, J. G.. 1994. The Archaeology of the Upper Plym Valley. Edinburgh University. Unknown. 869-70. |
| SDV238551 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1983. NMR SF2134. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 79. |
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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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| SDV346268 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S.. 1999. Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Comb Bound. [Mapped features: #13385 ; #132625 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV24920 | Related to: Leats at Ditsworthy Warren (Monument) |
| MDV24931 | Related to: Linear feature east of Drizzlecombe complex, Sheepstor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 6 2021 1:08PM |
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