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| HER Number: | MDV13387 |
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| Name: | PILLOW MOUND in the Parish of South Brent |
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Summary
A pillow mound on the south-west side of Shipley Tor. It is aligned with the slope and measures 8.0m by 3.5m and is 1.0m high with a ditch 1.0m wide and 0.3m deep around all but the lower side.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 682 629 |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX66SE123
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 442123
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/249
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV162090.
Des=parish checklist. Check Robinson's NGR: historically this record was placed at SX 68306399, which seems to have been a typo [Richards, A. f., 21/01/2022]. Pillow mound, shipley. Extant (checklist). Vis=-/10/1977 (robinson) a rabbit bury or pillow mound in os 339 tithe map no.60, measuring 5m x 8m height 1.5m. This traditionally served shipley farm (information from present owners) and was not a "commercial" warren. This is a plain regular grass covered mound. No others are in the immediate vicinity.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX66SE123, plan (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV162091.
(26/07/1979) SX 68306299 On the south west slope of Shipley Tor at 240.0m OD, in thick bracken, is a pillow mound found during field investigation. It is aligned with the slope and measures 8.0m by 3.5m and is 1.0m high with a ditch 1.0m wide and 0.3m deep around all but the lower side.
Surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on 1948 RAF aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV162090 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV162091 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SX66SE123. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. plan. [Mapped feature: #135102 ] |
| 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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Associated Monuments
| MDV13384 | Related to: Yalland Warren, South Brent (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 21 2022 9:45AM |
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