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| HER Number: | MDV113686 |
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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 22 metres by 6.5 metres by 0.5 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 J at SX58086475. Measures 22 metres by 6.5 metres by 0.5 metres high. The mound is retained by a drystone revetment which is visible along the western side and survives elsewhere as a buried feature. The surrounding ditch survives as a buried feature.
National Trust and English Heritage, 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape, Site no.102 396, page 96 (Report - non-specific). SDV166309.
Sub-rectangular earthen mound. No ditch is visible. One of a series of pillow mounds on the east bank of Spanish Lake. Dimensions 22 metres by 6.5 metres by 0.5 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 Moderate; vegetation growth is main damage agent.
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.102 396, 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: #73034 ] |
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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 3:04PM |
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