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| HER Number: | MDV125427 |
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| Name: | Possible Pillow Mound, Newton Abbot |
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Summary
A linear mound within a hollow visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1940s and 1950s, to the west of Buckland Brake, Newton Abbot, might have been the remains of a pillow mound of medieval to 19th-century date. The mound has been levelled by modern housing development.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 872 707 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Newton Abbot |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | COMBEINTEIGNHEAD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Early Medieval to XX - 1066 AD to 1946 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The visible earthworks do not correspond with any features depicted on the OS 1880s First Edition 25inch map.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3181-3182 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.
A linear mound within a hollow is visible.
Royal Air Force, 1950, RAF/541/520, RAF/541/520 RS 4030-4031 13-MAY-1950 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352112.
A linear mound within a hollow is visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M) (Interpretation). SDV361305.
A linear mound approximately 70m long and 9m wide is visible as an earthwork within a hollow on aerial photographs of the 1940s and 1950s, crossing the west-facing slopes west of Buckland Brake, Newton Abbot.
The mound does not correspond with any features depicted on the 19th or early 20th century maps available to the survey. It is interpreted as the possible remains of a pillow mound of medieval to 19th-century date that passed out of use prior to the mid-19th century.
Alternatively, it may simply be evidence of extractive activity of 19th or early 20th century date, but some evidence of this would be expected on contemporary maps.
The mound has been levelled by modern housing development.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
The location of the mound has been developed for housing at Queensway.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV352112 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1950. RAF/541/520. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/541/520 RS 4030-4031 13-MAY-1950. [Mapped feature: #116786 ] |
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| SDV352344 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3181-3182 04-NOV-1946. |
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| SDV361305 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 16 2019 8:37AM |
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