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| HER Number: | MDV113685 |
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| Name: | Pillow mound in Willings Walls Warren |
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Summary
One of a row of at least a dozen, arranged along the banks of Spanish Lake. Warren dates to the early 19th century and was worked with Hentor Warren until the 1930s. Mound measures 16 metres by 6.5 metres by 0.2 metres high.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 580 647 |
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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: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (XIX to World War II - 1807 AD to 1939 AD (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140750, 15/4/1995 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Pillow mound K at SX58056478. Measures 16 metres by 6.5 metres by 0.2 metres high. The surrounding ditch is 0.5 metres wide and 0.1 metres high.
National Trust and English Heritage, 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape, Site no.102 397, page 96 (Report - non-specific). SDV166309.
Low, sub-rectangular earthen mound surrounded by a ditch, 0.5 metres wide and 0.1 metres deep. Ditch continues beyond south-western end for 11 metres to Spanish Lake. One of a series of pillow mounds on the east bank of Spanish Lake. Dimensions 16 metres by 6.5 metres by 0.2 metres high.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Depicted on the modern mapping.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, UP-HT1 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(11/03/2020) Condition assessed as very good; no damage agents currently affecting this feature.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Images taken during March 2020 visit.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV166309 | Report - non-specific: National Trust and English Heritage. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape. National Trust Archaeological Survey Report. 102.130. A4 Comb Bound. Site no.102 397, page 96. |
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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 140750, 15/4/1995. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #73033 ] |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UP-HT1. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV13511 | Part of: Willings Walls Warren, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 10 2020 3:03PM |
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