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HER Number:MDV135297
Name:Pillow mound in the middle section of Beardown Warren, Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Pillow mound of circa 13 metres by 7 metres in the middle section of Beardown Warren

Location

Grid Reference:SX 600 754
Map Sheet:SX67NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1991, Duchy of Cornwall Enclosed Farmland Project: Archaeological Survey and Evaluation Dartmoor infill areas, map (Report - Survey). SDV364202.

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.

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

Pillow mound shown on survey.

English Heritage, 2013, National Heritage List for England, 1021176 (National Heritage List for England). SDV350785.

The monument comprises a rabbit warren situated on a south facing slope of Beardown Hill overlooking the valley of the Cowsic River. The warren includes at least 50 pillow mounds, with all but one lying to the south of a now abandoned length of the Devonport Leat. The pillow mounds vary between 2.3 metres and 54 metres long. They stand between 0.5 metres and 1 metre high and most are surrounded by a ditch from which material was quarried during their construction. The earliest reference to the warren is in a Duchy of Cornwall lease of 1808 and it is generally believed that the warren was established at around this time. The nearby Dartmoor Prison may have been the primary market for the produce.

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

Mound visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.

Pillow mound shown on the modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV345855Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Survey Information (miscellaneous date). English Heritage. Digital.
SDV346608Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown.
SDV350785National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2013. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. 1021176.
SDV361462Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital).
SDV365834Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV5968Part of: Beardown Warren, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV135287Related to: Pillow mound in the middle section of Beardown Warren, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV135288Related to: Pillow mound in the middle section of Beardown Warren, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV135289Related to: Pillow mound in the middle section of Beardown Warren, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV135290Related to: Pillow mound in the middle section of Beardown Warren, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV135291Related to: Pillow mound in the middle section of Beardown Warren, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV135292Related to: Pillow mound in the middle section of Beardown Warren, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV135293Related to: Pillow mound in the middle section of Beardown Warren, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV135294Related to: Pillow mound in the middle section of Beardown Warren, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV135296Related to: Pillow mound in the middle section of Beardown Warren, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV27091Related to: Single pillow mound north of the Devonport Leat at Beardown Warren, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV19902Related to: The Devonport Leat, Dartmoor (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8643 - Beardown Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

Date Last Edited:Sep 4 2024 3:19PM