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| HER Number: | MDV126795 |
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| Name: | Pillow mound south-west of Rook Tor, Cornwood |
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Summary
A possible pillow mound of probable medieval to post-medieval date is visible on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, as an earthwork on the south-west facing slopes below Rook Tor, Cornwood.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 599 612 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/147
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
EXCLUDING DITCH, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV162420.
Vis=14/4/1982 (greeves). Two very large ditched pillow mounds aligned downslope on upper edge of belt of dense rhododendrons. The lower obscured by undergrowth, the upper is c.35m long 9m wide.(excluding ditch).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV162421.
Des=worksheet in parish file (fig).
Berry, N. + Simmonds, T., 1996, An Archaeological Survey of Boro Wood (SX7571), Erme Wood (SX6357), Wistmans Wood (SX6177) and Newpark Waste (SX5961), 39, NW60 (Report - Survey). SDV360518.
SX 59966124 Pillow mound. Pillow mound, aligned up/down slope towards east end of Rook Wood, with wide but shallow ditch on either side. Approximately 20m in length, 8m - 10m wide, generally 1.5m high, but damaged at northern end by burrowing animals. Ditch approximately 2m - 2.5m wide. Three large trees grow on the mound with a coppice stool at southern end.
Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5961-SX6061 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.
A ditched mound is identifiable as an earthwork.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2021, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
A pillow mound, an artificial rabbit burrow of probable medieval to post-medieval date, is visible on aerial photographs of 1948 onwards as a detched earthwork mound circa 34m long and 10m wide, aligned across the contours of the west facing slopes below Rook Tor. The enclosing ditch, made to aid drainage, is 2 to 4m wide.
The mound is largely obscured by vegetation on images derived from aerial photographs of 2007 but remains identifiable as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV162420 | Report - Survey: EXCLUDING DITCH. |
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| SDV162421 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV360518 | Report - Survey: Berry, N. + Simmonds, T.. 1996. An Archaeological Survey of Boro Wood (SX7571), Erme Wood (SX6357), Wistmans Wood (SX6177) and Newpark Waste (SX5961). Dartmoor National Park Authority Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. 39, NW60. |
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| SDV361470 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX5961-SX6061 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2021. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV133212 | Related to: Gully or hollow way in Rook Wood, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV133211 | Related to: Wall in Rook Wood, Cornwood (Monument) |
| MDV133213 | Related to: Wall in Rook Wood, Cornwood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
- EDV7444 - Survey of Newpark Waste and Boro, Erme and Wistmans Woods
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 2 2023 5:33PM |
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