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| HER Number: | MDV114142 |
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| Name: | Possible Pillow Mounds or Industrial Earthworks, Within Morwell Wood |
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Summary
Earthwork banked features of possible medieval pillow mounds or post-medieval to modern industrial workings are visible on aerial photographs of 1947, within Morwell Wood.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 441 711 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Gulworthy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
- EARTHWORK (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD (Between))
Full description
Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, RAF/CPE/UK/2149/4141&2 1947 (Interpretation). SDV346287.
Pillow mounds of uncertain, but potential medieval, date are visible as earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1947.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2016, Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey (Personal Comment). SDV359374.
The earthworks are perhaps more likely be of more recent industrial origin, particularly given the proximity of Russell United Mine to the immediate west.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346287 | Interpretation: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2001-2002. Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records. National Mapping Programme. Map (Digital). RAF/CPE/UK/2149/4141&2 1947. [Mapped feature: #73476 ] |
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| SDV359374 | Personal Comment: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2016. Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey. Not Applicable. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme
- EDV4040 - Wheal Russell Mine, Devon: Archaeological Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 28 2016 9:54AM |
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