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| HER Number: | MDV13385 |
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| Name: | Pillow mound south of the Black Tor enclosures, South Brent |
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Summary
Pillow mound within warren to the south of the Black Tor enclosures
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 678 630 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/247
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs, 1890 2278-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Photograph taken on 10th December 1946.
National Monuments Record, 1976, NMR SX6763, 3/58-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169271.
Photograph taken on 8th April 1976
Robinson, R., 1978, South Brent Parish Checklist (Un-published). SDV137445.
Site visited in April 1978. A group of pillow mounds or rabbit buries known as Zeal Burrows on the north of Brentmoor China Clay Works. Nine have been located. There are no vermin traps associated with this warren nor does there appear to be any attempt at enclosing wall.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Seven pillow mounds visible at SX68026332 (inside an enclosure), SX67936329, SX67916327, SX68016322, SX68026324, SX68016319 and SX67896308 visible on 1946 and 1976 aerial photographs. Not all the pillow mounds are visible on the 1976 aerial photograph.
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.
Unknown, unknown, Zeal Buries (Unknown). SDV363933.
Zeal Buries (8 pillow mounds). Extant. Group of well preserved pillow mounds on hillside above Shipley car park. SX67906308, SX68006318, SX68026322, SX68056325, SX67926328, SX67806327, SX68056351, SX68036334.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137445 | Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1978. South Brent Parish Checklist. Parish Checklist. |
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| SDV169271 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1976. NMR SX6763. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3/58-9. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). 1890 2278-9. |
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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). |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #80908 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV14155 | Part of: Warren south-west of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129062 | Related to: Pillow mound between two Black Tor enclosures, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129063 | Related to: Pillow mound between two Black Tor enclosures, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV28476 | Related to: Pillow mound between two Black Tor enclosures, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129064 | Related to: Pillow mound south of the Black Tor enclosures, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129065 | Related to: Pillow mound south of the Black Tor enclosures, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV28475 | Related to: Pillow mound south of the Black Tor enclosures, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV129054 | Related to: Pillow mound within settlement to the south of Black Tor, South Brent (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 1 2020 1:19PM |
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