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HER Number: | MDV133289 |
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Name: | Pillow mound 'd' east of River Walkham, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
One of seven pillow mounds between the River Walkham and Little Mis Tor. Pillow mound 'd' of 10 metres by 5.5 metres and 1.5 metres high
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 552 759 |
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Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX57NE29
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Mound shown on 19th century map.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX57NE29, SX57NE29 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV226449.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 143919 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Visited on 16th November 1994. Pillow mound 'd' at SX55337596 measures 10 metres by 5.5 metres and 1.5 metres high. The ditch measures 2.8 metres wide by 0.6 metres deep. Both the mound and ditch are very steep sided.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, Map 30 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
Pillow mound shown to the west on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1016148 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.
The scheduling includes 12 pillow mounds which form part of Merrivale Warren.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. Map 30. |
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SDV226449 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SX57NE29. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Unknown. SX57NE29. |
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SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 143919. |
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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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SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #138733 ] |
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SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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SDV364675 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2022. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1016148. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV14150 | Part of: Merrivale Warren, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV133286 | Related to: Pillow mound 'a' east of River Walkham, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV133287 | Related to: Pillow mound 'b' east of River Walkham, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV133288 | Related to: Pillow mound 'c' east of River Walkham, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV133290 | Related to: Pillow mound 'e' east of River Walkham, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV57404 | Related to: Pillow mound 'f' east of River Walkham, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
MDV133292 | Related to: Pillow mound 'g' east of River Walkham, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Aug 30 2022 10:31AM |
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