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Summary

A pillow mound of probable medieval to post-medieval date is visible on aerial photographs of 1948 onwards and visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, on the south-west facing slopes below Rook Tor, Cornwood.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/147

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

EXCLUDING DITCH, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV162420.

Vis=14/4/1982 (greeves). Two very large ditched pillow mounds aligned downslope on upper edge of belt of dense rhododendrons. The lower obscured by undergrowth, the upper is c.35m long 9m wide.(excluding ditch).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV162421.

Des=worksheet in parish file (fig).

Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2494, RAF/CPE/UK/2494 RS 4067-4068 11-MAR-1948 (Aerial Photograph). SDV361461.

A ditched mound is visible as an earthwork.

Royal Air Force, 1964, RAF/58/6399, RAF/58/6399 F66 0387-0388 02-JUL-1964 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363068.

A ditched mound is visible as an earthwork.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5961-SX6061 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

A ditched mound is identifiable as an earthwork.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5961 03-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.

The mound is obscured by vegetation.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.

A pillow mound, an artificial rabbit burrow of probable medieval to post-medieval date, is visible on aerial photographs of 1948 onwards as a ditched earthwork mound circa 34m long and 10m wide, aligned across the contours of the west facing slopes below Rook Tor. The enclosing ditch, made to aid drainage, is 2 to 4m wide.
The mound is largely obscured by vegetation on images derived from aerial photographs of 2007 but remains identifiable as an earthwork on visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)

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