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| HER Number: | MDV55309 |
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| Name: | Pillow mound east of Little Trowlesworthy Tor |
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Summary
One of three pillow mounds and a linear gully 200m north of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren. The western pillow mound is 50m long, 5m wide, 0.5m high, flat topped, rectangular mound of soil and stone which is partly revetted at the northern end. Surrounded by 2.4m wide, 0.3m deep ditch.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 578 645 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 56 SE 66
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/198/22
- Old SAM Ref: 24118(P)
- Pastscape: 439294
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Crossing, W., 1912 (1965), Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor, 431 (Monograph). SDV320981.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140354 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(05/04/1995) Pillow mound forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren. Survives as a 50m by 5m by 0.5m high, flat topped, rectangular mound of soil and stone which is partly revetted at northern end. Surrounding the mound is the 2.4m wide and 0.3m deep ditch from which construction material was quarried.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, Map 51 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Robertson, J. G., 1994, The Archaeology of the Upper Plym Valley, 254-6 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV139549.
Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 94-5/ 102.389, 392 + 39394-5/ 102.389, 392 + 393 (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.
Ancient Monuments, 1999, Three pillow mounds and a linear gully 200m north of Great Trowlesworthy Tor (Schedule Document). SDV166953.
One of three pillow mounds and a linear gully 200m north of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren.
The western pillow mound is 50m long, 5m wide, 0.5m high, flat topped, rectangular mound of soil and stone which is partly revetted at the northern end. Surrounded by 2.4m wide, 0.3m deep ditch.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
Depicted on the GIS survey layer based on the 2002 survey work.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. Map 51. |
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| SDV139549 | Post-Graduate Thesis: Robertson, J. G.. 1994. The Archaeology of the Upper Plym Valley. Edinburgh University. Unknown. 254-6. |
| SDV143510 | Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 94-5/ 102.389, 392 + 39394-5/ 102.389, 392 + 393. |
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| SDV166953 | Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 1999. Three pillow mounds and a linear gully 200m north of Great Trowlesworthy Tor. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown. |
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 140354. |
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| SDV320981 | Monograph: Crossing, W.. 1912 (1965). Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 431. |
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| SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. |
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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: #125470 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV14148 | Part of: Trowlesworthy Warren, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV55311 | Related to: Gully east of Little Trowlesworthy Tor (Monument) |
| MDV55310 | Related to: Pillow mound north-east of Little Trowlesworthy Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7369 - Survey of Granite Loading Bays at Trowlesworthy, Devon
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2020 12:56PM |
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