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| HER Number: | MDV27080 |
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| Name: | Pillow mound on west slope of Great Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Pillow mound of 6.6 metres by 4.9 metres and 1.2 metres high forming part of Merrivale Warren
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 555 764 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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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 | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/85
- Old SAM Ref: 28788(P)
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX57NE29
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monument Record, 1979, SF1510, 180 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224088.
Photograph taken on 26th April 1979.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX57NE29, SX57NE29 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV226449.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Small mound on west slope of Great Mis Tor.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 143916 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited on 16th November 1994. Pillow mound forming part of Merrivale Warren. Survives as a 6.6 metres by 4.9 metres and 1.2 metres high, flat topped, oval mound of soil and stone surrounded on 4 sides by the 2 metres wide and 0.2 metres deep ditch from which construction material was quarried.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 69-71, Map 30, Figure 30.3 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Round 'bury' built a few metres to the west of Hut Circle '1' at 'Little Mis Tor West 1'.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Mound visible on aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
Pillow mound shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1016148 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.
Within Scheduled area.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 69-71, Map 30, Figure 30.3. |
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| SDV224088 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1979. SF1510. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 180. |
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| SDV226449 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SX57NE29. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Unknown. SX57NE29. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 143916. |
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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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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #138646 ] |
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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV364675 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2022. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1016148. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV14150 | Part of: Merrivale Warren, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV57393 | Related to: Hut circle within large settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV57402 | Related to: Pillow mound south-west of Great Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV29181 | Related to: Pillow mound west of settlement to the west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV57403 | Related to: Pillow mound west of settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 27 2022 12:47PM |
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