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HER Number:MDV129202
Name:Pillow mound within enclosed hut circle settlement at 'Huntingdon Warren enclosures', Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Pillow mound within enclosed hut circle settlement 'B' at 'Huntingdon Warren enclosures'

Location

Grid Reference:SX 660 663
Map Sheet:SX66NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/57/3
  • Old SAM County Ref: 465A

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, 162-4, Map 58, Figure 58.1 (Monograph). SDV337765.

Pillow mound within Enclosure 'B' at 'Huntingdon Warren enclosures'.

English Heritage, 2005, Survey Information (miscellaneous date) (Report - Survey). SDV345855.

Pillow mound shown on survey.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Pillow mound visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.

Pillow mound shown on modern mapping.

Historic England, 2020, National Heritage List for England, 1004587 (National Heritage List for England). SDV363414.

The settlement survives as three discrete, massively built pounds of varying size defined by walls which measure up to 3m wide and over 1m high, all of which contain stone hut circles.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV337765Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. 162-4, Map 58, Figure 58.1.
SDV345855Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Survey Information (miscellaneous date). English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #127430 ]
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital).
SDV363413Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV363414National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2020. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1004587.

Associated Monuments

MDV5236Part of: Enclosed hut circle settlement at 'Huntingdon Warren enclosures', Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV129203Related to: Cairn within enclosed hut circle settlement at 'Huntingdon Warren enclosures', Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV5183Related to: Huntingdon Warren (Monument)
MDV129197Related to: Hut circle within enclosed hut circle settlement at 'Huntingdon Warren enclosures', Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV129199Related to: Hut circle within enclosed hut circle settlement at 'Huntingdon Warren enclosures', Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV129201Related to: Hut circles within enclosed hut circle settlement at 'Huntingdon Warren enclosures', Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV129200Related to: Two hut circles within enclosed hut circle settlement at 'Huntingdon Warren enclosures', Dartmoor Forest (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 14 2020 11:59AM