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| HER Number: | MDV127370 |
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| Name: | Pillow mound in enclosure, Legistor Warren |
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Summary
Pillow mound survives as a flat-topped, oblong-shaped mound of soil and stone surrounded on three sides by the ditch from which construction material was quarried. The mound lies with its long axis across the hillslope, measures 27m long, 6.5m wide, 0.9m high surrounded by a 2m wide and 0.4m deep ditch. A 6.5m long shallow gully leads south from the mound and may have been constructed for drainage and as an access route.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 573 652 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Sheepstor |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPSTOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/72/3
- Old SAM Ref: 22289
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX57NE70
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP130889 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(22/02/1993) Enclosure containing pillow mound and vermin trap. Forms part of Legis Tor Warren.
The pillow mound survives as a flat-topped, oblong-shaped mound of soil and stone surrounded on three sides by the ditch from which construction material was quarried. The mound lies with its long axis across the hillslope, measures 27m long, 6.5m wide, 0.9m high surrounded by a 2m wide and 0.4m deep ditch. A 6.5m long shallow gully leads south from the mound and may have been constructed for drainage and as an access route.
Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360209.
Visible on lidar data.
Newman , P., 2018, Archaeological Sites within Ringmoor Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation (Report - Survey). SDV361636.
Depicted on survey.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP130889. |
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| SDV360209 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #123870 ] |
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| SDV361636 | Report - Survey: Newman , P.. 2018. Archaeological Sites within Ringmoor Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation. Southwest Landscape Investigations. A4 Comb Bound. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV50623 | Part of: Medieval or later enclosure in Legistor Warren (Monument) |
| MDV50650 | Related to: Enclosures 270 metres south-east of Legis Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7443 - Condition survey of archaeological sites in Ringmoor Training Area
- EDV7569 - Condition survey of Ringmoor Down training area
- EDV8227 - Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 24 2020 12:28PM |
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