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| HER Number: | MDV120028 |
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| Name: | Pillow Mound south of Hawns Farmstead, Cornwood |
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Summary
Pillow mound to the south of the Medieval field system associated with Hawns farmstead. Measures 13.3 metres long by 5.5 metres wide and 0.8 metres high lies with long axis across the contours on south-west facing slope. Shallow drainage ditches flank this feature. Discovered and surveyed as part of the RCHME Hawns and Dendles project in 1997.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 614 619 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of Hawns medieval farmstead, extensive field system, pillow mound and later weirs as well as Bronze Age hut circles in Dendles Wood
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SW106
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1129372
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/243
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S., 1998, Hawns and Dendles: An Archaeological Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 18, Appendix 2 (Report - Survey). SDV346246.
(21/01/1998) SX?61506203. A pillow mound located on a steep SE-facing slope in deciduous woodland. It measures 13.3m long but it is truncated by a track at its downslope end. The turf-covered rectangular stony mound is 5.5m wide and on average 0.8m high; two fairly mature trees grow out of the top. Traces of a silted ditch about 0.25m deep flank the mound. Discovered during field investigation in 1997.
[NB: this grid reference does not match that given in the HER record and the corresponding GIS data from the 1997 survey. Feature has not been moved to the suggested NGR. Richards, A. F., 25/01/2022].
English Heritage, 2005, Survey Information (miscellaneous date) (Report - Survey). SDV345855.
Pillow mound shown on survey to the south of the remnants of the Medieval field system to the south of Hawns farmstead.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Not shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV345855 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Survey Information (miscellaneous date). English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #79328 ] |
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| SDV346246 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S.. 1998. Hawns and Dendles: An Archaeological Survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Spiral Bound + Digital. 18, Appendix 2. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4359 | Related to: Hawns Medieval Farmstead, Dendles Wood, Cornwood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4965 - Hawns and Dendles, Cornwood: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 25 2022 3:42PM |
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